FINAL BLOCK 6 SOIL REMEDIATION  

In conjunction with the redevelopment of Block 6 at the northwest corner of Highways 41 and 61, the City received close to $900,000 from the State of Minnesota for soil remediation work needed on the site. As part of the purchase of the buildings located at the site, the City completed an environmental study and found that past activities, as far back as the brickyard days in the late 1800s, had left contamination in the soil. To address this problem, the State of Minnesota, through the Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Met Council, provided the City of Chaska with three grants.

As residents will remember, approximately a year ago the City completed the soil remediation on the majority of the corner. However, there is a small piece which was left untouched which will need to receive remediation work. This piece is located under the Chaska Farm and Garden site. The City wanted to work with the property owner to create as little disruption to the business as possible, and yet still complete the soil remediation.

The grant dollars for this work need to be used by the end of December so the City will not lose them. We are currently working on a process with Chaska Farm and Garden to move them to a temporary location adjacent to their existing site to complete the soil remediation work. Beginning in the next two weeks you will see Farm and Garden moving into the parking lot at Firemen's Park. They will conduct their normal Christmas and winter sales from a temporary trailer while the work is completed. Ultimately the plan has been for Chaska Farm and Garden to move across the street into a newly built carriage house next to the Chaska Mill House Gallery. It is hoped that will occur next spring.

Questions about the soil remediation of Block 6 or any other project in the City may be directed to Assistant City Administrator, Bart Fischer, or City Administrator, Matt Podhradsky at 952-448-9200.