Monitoring cleanup of former toxic dump

Forty-three years ago, the City of Shelton was ordered to develop a plan to clean up its toxic former C Street dump.

That plan was finally executed last year at the 17-acre landfill west of downtown Shelton and U.S. Highway 101 and north of Miles Sand and Gravel. Now the city is dealing with the post cleanup and monitoring.

At its Aug. 6 regular meeting, the Shelton City Council gave preliminary approval to adding $147,219 to its contract with Aspect Consulting and extending the monitoring contract through 2029. The monitoring and reporting are required as part of the state Agreed Order. The c...