LOCATION: Sheridan, Wyo.

LAND USE: A paved parking and pedestrian area used by the community to access the city of Sheridan’s walking path/trail system along Little Goose Creek near Alger Avenue. PROPERTY SIZE: 0.59 acres. TOTAL PROJECT VALUE: $ 523,000 Itemized: WDEQ VRP Brownfield Assistance Program: $200,000 Whitney Benefits: $323,000 BACKGROUND:The site, located adjacent to Sheridan’s central business district, was historically used by various owners as a bulk fueling station. The site ceased operations sometime in the 1980s. Goose Creek Properties purchased the site in 1997 for the potential expansion needs of Rehabilitation Enterprises of North Eastern Wyoming (RENEW) which at the time, was located in an adjacent building. The bulk fueling station was dismantled in 2003. Upon completion of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment in 2003, Goose Creek Properties entered the site into Wyoming’s Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP). Additional investigations were conducted in 2005, at which time it was determined that both groundwater and soil exceeded cleanup levels. In 2009, a local community college (Sheridan College) purchased the site. ...

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