Monthly Archive for August, 2013

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Earlysville Polluted by Manufacturing Plant

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 6, 2013 in Business and General News. 3 Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency is studying four pollutants that have leached into the soil near the airport in Earlysville, J Reynolds Hutchins writes in the Daily Progress. The Avionics Specialties plant is the source of the trouble, though the EPA has found that the toxins (including a carcinogen) are the fault of Teledyne, who ran an aerospace-related plant on the site from 1954–1992. Teledyne has refused to take responsibility, but the EPA is going to force them to. There are months of study ahead for the EPA, sure to be followed by years of cleanup.

Costco Planning C’ville Location

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 6, 2013 in Development. 7 Comments

Costco is planning to open a location on 29N, Sean Tubbs writes for Charlottesville Tomorrow. The Stonefield shopping center, located wretchedly at Hydraulic and Emmett, will be continuing development, and the South Carolina company that owns it says that Costco is “100 percent committed” to occupying a big-box location there.