Meeting on Environmental Issues at James Park

Community Meeting on the

Environmental Issues at James Park

September 1, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Dawes Elementary School Auditorium

440 Dodge Ave, Evanston

The City of Evanston is holding a Community Meeting on the contamination in the James Park Community.

Environmental engineers will discuss the cause of the methane and coal tar contamination underneath James Park and the nearby community. Experts from the city’s water department and infrastructure will be present to answer questions about what is known about the contamination. Environmental attorneys representing the city will discuss the lawsuit against NICOR and ComEd as legacy owners of the abandoned manufactured gas plant in Skokie.

This email is being sent by James Park Neighbors and is not affiliated with the City of Evanston.

 For more information about the contamination:

• Read the attached document written by the James Park Neighbors: What is the Contamination in the James Park Community?
• Visit the City of Evanston’s website on the problem: http://www.cityofevanston.org/parks-recreation/parks/james-park-testing/
• Send an email to the James Park Neighbors at james-park-neighbors@googlegroups.com