HomeMy WebLinkAboutSouthside East - Site Reconnaissance 07-12-12Memorandum
Date: July 13, 2012
To: Karl Schlachter, McCormack Baron Salazar
Randy Rhoads, McCormack Baron Salazar
Rich Lesser, Slosky & Company
From: Mike Fulkerson, URS
Subject: Site Reconnaissance, Southside East Redevelopment
On Monday July 2, 2012, URS performed a site reconnaissance of the area around the Southside East
redevelopment to search for potential clothes dry-cleaning operations in the vicinity. Mr. Kevin
Arnold of the URS Morrisville office performed the site visit. Based on the area map contained in
the June 25, 2012 Work Authorization #3 from Karl Schlachter, and this amended scope from Rich
Lesser, Slosky & Company, to Mike Fulkerson of URS, which is summarized below,
1. Drive areas marked on map (attached) for Laundromats or dry cleaners.
2. Drive any other areas or main transportation routes to the Site.
3. Drive any other areas in the immediate neighborhood that support retail.
4. Photodocument retail establishments supporting dry cleaners or laundromats.
5. Specifically visit:
A. Weaver's Cleaners at 1212 Fayetteville Street, about 870 feet straight-line southeast of
the southeast property corner
B. Lee Cleaners at 1108 University Drive
C. LPSC Cleaning at 208 Pekoe Avenue
D. Service Master at 809 Ramseur Street (on the other side of Durham Freeway)
6. If dry cleaners or laundromats are observed, take pictures, note location(s) and specific
address(es), record the name, and try to determine the following (enter the business to ascertain):
A. is it a drop-off location?
B. do they perform dry cleaning on premises?
C. if it's just a drop-off location, do they perform any ancillary tasks?
In response to this scope, URS visited six specific areas of known commercial activities as well as a
general vicinity drive-by to attempt to determine area land use. As required, URS generated photo
documentation, and if necessary entered the businesses to determine whether onsite dry-cleaning was
occurring, or if the facility was solely a pick-up/drop-off point for off premises processing.
Mr. Arnold noted that no dry-cleaning operations were viewed during the site drive-by and only one
potential business was involved in clothes cleaning. The potential business was the “Clean Zone”
laundromat observed facing south in the Phoenix Square shopping center, located south-southeast of
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the site and adjacent to East Piedmont Avenue. Based on the reports of potential dry-cleaning
operations, Mr. Arnold entered the facility and spoke with the current landowner. No evidence of
onsite dry-cleaning operations were observed within the facility.
The photographic log attached to this report indicated that no businesses in operation were observed
by URS that are believed to operate as dry-cleaning operations. In addition, no other facilities are
reported in state regulatory databases (as documented in our forthcoming Phase I ESA report) to be
operating as dry-cleaners in the vicinity of the site.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the information contained in this memorandum and
associated photographic log, please contact me at you convenience.
Sincerely,
Mike Fulkerson
Environmental Scientist
Attachments (2)
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
1 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
East
Description:
Family Dentistry located
off Fayetteville Street,
East-northeast of the
subject property.
Photo No.
2
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
East
Description:
Medical Dental Park
located off Fayetteville
Street, East-northeast of
the subject property.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
3 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
East
Description:
Front of property, Medical
Dental Park.
Photo No.
4
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Northeast
Description:
Sign in front of dentistry
indicated dentists at the
facility.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
5 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Northwest
Description:
Food World located in the
Heritage Shopping center
located adjacent to the
north of the site.
Photo No.
6
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Northwest
Description:
Food World and other
stores located in the
Heritage Shopping center
located adjacent to the
north of the site.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
7 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
North
Description:
Heritage Shopping center.
Photo No.
8
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
East
Description:
Inspection center.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
9 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
North
Description:
Heritage Shopping Center
and inspection center
Photo No.
10
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
east
Description:
Subway and beauty
supplies. Heritage
Shopping Center.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
11 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
South
Description:
Phoenix Crossing
Shopping Center.
Photo No.
12
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Southwest
Description:
Phoenix Crossing
Shopping Center off
Fayetteville Road.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
13 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Northwest
Description:
Phoenix Crossing
Shopping Center.
Photo No.
14
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
Interior
Description:
Interior of Clean Zone
Laundramat in the
Phoenix Crossing
Shopping Center.
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
Client Name:
McCormack Baron Salazar
Site Location:
Intersection of Roxboro St. and Lakewood Ave
Project No.
38854599
Photo No.
15 Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
East
Description:
Small strip mall area off S.
Roxboro Street to the
south of the property
Photo No.
16
Date:
7/2/12
Direction Photo
Taken:
South
Description:
Former school located
south of the subject
property.