Former Mirro Site Environmental Remediation
Summary
Crews found extra contamination to explore at the former Mirro site, so the city reallocated remediation funds — at no added cost — and approved the final $145,011 payment wrapping up the supplemental cleanup.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
No added cost from the change order; the final remediation payment was $145,011.19.
Everyone who wants the former industrial site cleaned up and usable again.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Community Development Authority - Oct 21, 2026
After months of EPA and state funding delays, the Miro project's financing looks ready to close, with construction mobilization around November 1 and required partial occupancy by December 31, 2027.
Board of Public Works - Oct 8, 2026
Crews found extra contamination to explore at the former Mirro site, so the city reallocated remediation funds — at no added cost — and approved the final $145,011 payment wrapping up the supplemental cleanup.
Common Council - Feb 16, 2026
Final payments and a new supplemental remediation bid award advanced cleanup of the former Mirro site, supported by a $250,000 WEDC brownfield grant.
Common Council - Jan 19, 2026
The city is seeking EPA grants — about $500,000 for the former Powers Tire Center at Johnson and Reed, and about $3.9 million for the former CN Peninsula site on Chicago Street — to remove contaminated soil and prepare the land for future development, including an extension of Chicago Street.
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