Shelby Township holds town hall to discuss Mound Road industrial site

At 7 p.m. April 24 in the Shelby Township Board Room at 52700 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township Attorney Rob Huth and The Dragun Corporation founder Dr. James Dragun will discuss the results of environmental testing at the former Ford/Visteon site at 50500 Mound Road.

The meeting will feature remarks from Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis and presentations from Huth and Dragun. The presentations will cover a three-step testing process that was conducted at the former industrial site in 2012 and early 2013 as well as an in-depth remediation process.

“This meeting is one step, albeit a major step, in addressing the issues facing our community at 50500 Mound Road,” Stathakis said. “By opening up our reports and plans to the public, we are providing the necessary transparency that our community needs as we work to solve this problem.”

Dr. Dragun and his teams have been called in to study sites such as Three Mile Island and the environmental impact of the oil-saturated sands following the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Their reports from 50500 Mound Road were compiled after several months at the site and are currently available for review on www.shelbytwp.org.

Huth said the meeting aims to help disseminate the information within the thousands of pages of reports regarding the spread of contaminated groundwater from the former plant site, answer the public’s questions and update the community on the lawsuit against Indiana Metals LLC -- the firm that demolished the buildings that were formerly at 50500 Mound Road.

“I would urge anyone with any interests in what is going on at the former industrial complex, and what will be done there, to attend this meeting,” Huth said. “And we will stay until everyone has had their questions answered.”