HomeMy WebLinkAbout23069_Thonit A Simmons_PC Period Announcements_20210223Photograph 2: Public Notice signage at the northern entrance. BOA-002THONIT A. SIMMONS CO. SITE
BROWNFIELDS PROJECT NO. 23069-19-060
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
2923 S. Tryon Street, Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.586.0007(p) 704.586.0373(f)
Photograph 1: Public Notice signage at the northern entrance.
Photograph 4: Public Notice signage at the southern entrance.BOA-002THONIT A. SIMMONS CO. SITE
BROWNFIELDS PROJECT NO. 23069-19-060
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
2923 S. Tryon Street, Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.586.0007(p) 704.586.0373(f)
Photograph 3: Public Notice signage at the southern entrance.
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 US Bottlers Machinary Co. PO Box 7203
Charlotte, NC 28241
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 A.S.S., LLC PO Box 38040
Charlotte, NC 28278
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 Stout & Strider LLC 12000 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28273
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 PFAFF Molds LP 11825 Westhall Drive
Charlotte, NC 28278
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 Okuma America Corp. PO BOX 7866
Charlotte, NC 28241
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
February 23, 2021 Southeatern Freight Lines Inc. PO Box 1691
Columbia, SC 29202
Re: Notification of Intent to Redevelop Brownfields Property Ferncroft Capital, LLC Thonit A. Simmons Co.
11900 Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 23069-19-060 Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our understanding that you are the owner of property that adjoins property where our client, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, is pursuing a Brownfields redevelopment project through a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). By statute, the redeveloper of a Brownfields property must deliver or mail to adjoining property owners a
copy of the attached Summary of Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfield Property (“SNI”).
The Brownfields Property, which is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Co., consists of approximately 11 acres and is located at 11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. The SNI sets forth one location where the documents related to the Brownfields project may be reviewed by the public, and how public input regarding the project may be provided to DEQ.
If we are in error and you are not the current owner of property that adjoins the subject address, please contact me at (704) 586-0007 so that I may contact the current owner. Also note that it is our duty to document to DEQ our provision of this and other public notices relating to the Brownfields process.
Sincerely, Hart & Hickman, PC
John Reuscher, PG, RSM
Project Manager Enclosure
23069-19-060/Thonit A. Simmons Co./20210212
SUMMARY OF NOTICE OF
INTENT TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELDS PROPERTY
Brownfields Property Name: Thonit A. Simmons Co.
Brownfields Project Number: 23069-19-060
Pursuant to the North Carolina Brownfields Property Reuse Act (the “Act”) authorized by North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS) § 130A-310.30 through 130A-310.40, and specifically pursuant to NCGS § 130A-
310.34, Ferncroft Capital, LLC, as Prospective Developer, has filed with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) a Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property (“Property”) located at
11900 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The Brownfields Property consists of approximately
11 acres, and is the former site of Thonit A. Simmons Company, a manufacturer of hospital bed frames, and most
recently J. F. Lomma, Inc., a crane, rigging, transportation and warehousing company. The property is currently
vacant. Environmental contamination exists on the Brownfields Property in soil and groundwater. Ferncroft
Capital, LLC, has committed itself to redevelop the Brownfields Property for no other uses than industrial, office,
parking, retail, warehousing and with prior written DEQ approval, other commercial uses. The Notice of Intent
to Redevelop a Brownfields Property includes: (1) a proposed Brownfields Agreement between DEQ and
Ferncroft Capital, LLC, which in turn includes (a) a map showing the location of the Property, (b) a description
of the contaminants involved and their concentrations in the media of the Property, (c) the above-stated description
of the intended future use of the Brownfields Property, and (d) proposed investigation and remediation; and (2) a
proposed Notice of Brownfields Property prepared in accordance with NCGS § 130A-310.35.
The full Notice of Intent to Redevelop a Brownfields Property may be reviewed online at the DEQ public
record database, Laserfiche, by entering the project number 23069-19-060 into the search bar at the following web
address:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement
The “Act” requires a public comment period of at least 30 days. The first day of public comment is defined
as the day after which all of the following public notice tasks have occurred: the date this Notice is: (1) published
in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the Brownfields Property is located; (2)
conspicuously posted at the Brownfields Property; and (3) mailed or delivered to each owner of property
contiguous to the Brownfields Property. Written public comments may be submitted to DEQ within 30 days after
the public comment period begins. Written requests for a public meeting may be submitted to DEQ within 21 days
after the public comment period begins. These periods will start no sooner than February 23, 2021, and will end
no sooner than the later of: 1) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after that; or 2) 30 and 21 days, respectively, after
completion of the latest of the three (3) above-referenced tasks, if such completion occurs later than the date stated
herein. All public comments and public meeting requests should be addressed as follows:
Mr. Bruce Nicholson Brownfields Program Manager
Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environmental Quality 1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646