Greensboro city council vote 6-2 to ‘contain and cover’ contaminated soil at Bingham Park [Video]

REACH THE FINAL TWO WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN SEASON. BUT FIRST, AT TEN AND NEW TONIGHT, GREENSBORO CITY LEADERS HAVE MADE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO WITH CONTAMINATED SOIL AT BINGHAM PARK. OUR KARA PETERS JOINS US LIVE FROM THE MELVIN MUNICIPAL BUILDING, WHERE THAT MEETING WRAPPED UP NOT TOO LONG AGO. KYRA. YEAH, DAVONTE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THIS DECISION DID NOT COME LIGHTLY AT ALL. CITY COUNCIL VOTED 6 TO 2 FOR THE CONTAIN AND COVER APPROACH, AND IT WAS MET WITH LITTLE TO NO REACTION FROM RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED TONIGHT’S MEETING, MANY THAT WERE IN FAVOR OF FULLY REMEDIATING THE PARK. NOW THIS CONTAIN AND COVER APPROACH WILL ALSO INCLUDE BUILDING A NATURE TRAIL AND PARK AT THE BINGHAM PARK AND NEARBY FORMER HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE OTHER OPTION, AND FAVORED BY THE COMMUNITY, WAS FULLY REMEDIATING BINGHAM PARK, REDEVELOPING HAMPTON ELEMENTARY AND MOVING THE CONTAMINATED SOIL …