A Norristown firm has prepared a plan to rehab a park in Pottstown that is now up for a Brownfields designation. Brownfields are usually reserved for former industrial sites, but in this instance Pollock Park, a former scrape yard, is now being considered a hazardous waste site.

The borough acquired the park in 1979, and the park-upgrade project began in March 2016 after the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation and the Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission awarded the borough a $27,500 grant, writes Holly Herman for readingeagle.com.

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As part of the plan prepared by Simone Collins Landscape Architecture, Norristown, an environmental study was conducted by Environmental Standards, Inc., in Phoenixville.

The 158-page study concluded that additional testing and cleanup plans must occur before the park can be renovated. The renovation is estimated to cost $600,000 and will include a nature playground, a dog park and a soccer field.

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