Yesterday we raised a question about the "Community Within the Corridor" situation. This is a low-income residential development which was contaminated by TCE--a de-greasing chemical--and the residents were forced to move out.
As it turns out, the developers were warned by Wisconsin DNR.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urged a property developer to wait until indoor contamination tests were complete before moving in residents, according to public records.
On Saturday, the Milwaukee Public Health Department ordered the closure and evacuation of around 150 people from the east block of The Community Within the Corridor, a new affordable housing development at 32nd and Center.
That came after the city was alerted by the DNR on Friday of a chemical health hazard at the development....
The developers did not complete the regimen of testing that DNR favored, moving people into the development several months before what DNR suggested.
Now the question: why did the City of Milwaukee issue an occupancy permit despite the DNR's strong concerns?
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