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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Dexter Matthews, Director Division of Waste Management Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor
Dee Freeman, Secretary
March 25, 2010
Sent Via E-mail and USPS
Mr. Peter Varney, Assistant City Manager
City of Rocky Mount
P.O. Box 1180
331 S. Franklin Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27802
peter.varneykrockymountnc. gov
Subject: Letter of Eligibility
Former Planters Oil Mill Site
1004 Cokey Road
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Brownfields Project Number 13019-09-33
Dear Mr. Varney:
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has
received and reviewed your revised Brownfields Property Application (BPA) dated November
12, 2009 submitted on behalf of the City of Rocky Mount as a Prospective Developer seeking a
brownfields agreement regarding the subject site. Upon review of the BPA with respect to the
requirements of the Brownfields Property Reuse Act of 1997, DENR has determined that this
project is eligible for entry into the North Carolina Brownfields Program and for continued
evaluation for a brownfields agreement.
The next step in the process will involve a detailed review of available environmental and
other relevant data to determine what is currently known about contamination at the site, and
what, if any, information gaps may exist that may require additional actions to evaluate the
extent of any mitigation measures or remedial design parameters. We are in receipt of the
following documents submitted with your BPA:
Title
Author
Date
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Hart & Hickman, PC
October 10, 2007
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
OTIE-TN&A
May 6, 2009
Analysis o Brown geld Cleanup Alternatives
OTIE- TN&A
June 29, 2009
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City of Rocky Mount
March 25, 2010
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We understand that the City of Rocky Mount purchased the subject property on
September 4, 2007, and since that time the City of Rocky Mount oversaw the removal of wastes
from the property and the demolition of existing on -site structures at the property, and has
provided documentation of the removal of asbestos and drums of oil and grease from the site.
We will contact you regarding any additional measures that may be necessary to establish that
the property is or can be made suitable for the intended reuse, as required by statute.
According to the BPA, the intended redevelopment for the site is for a commercial
millwork business and open space including picnic areas and hard -surfaced recreational areas.
Because risk management decisions may vary depending on the nature of the redevelopment, it
will be important that DENR review the locations of the various elements of the redevelopment.
Please forward any maps or drawings indicating these details, even if they are only preliminary
or conceptual.
Please note that a Prospective Developer does not have the protections that a Brownfields
Agreement offers until the agreement is executed. If you operate at the site and cause or
contribute to contamination before we finalize an Agreement, you could jeopardize your
eligibility and assume some environmental liability. Please consult closely with me regarding
any site activities that will occur before the Brownfields Agreement is finalized.
We are enthusiastic about the potential for public benefit offered by the redevelopment of
the former Planters Oil Mill site, and we look forward to working with you to advance this
brownfields redevelopment project. If you have questions about this correspondence or require
additional information, please feel free to contact me by phone at (919)-508-8425 or by e-mail at
Sharon. eckard&ncdenr. gov.
Sincerely,
Sharon Poissant Eckard, PG
Brownfields Project Manager
Division of Waste Management
cc: Project File
cc: Bruce Nicholson, DENR