ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — High levels of arsenic put renovation plans on hold in Rocky Mount.
City leaders say a vacant field, where a tobacco facility once stood, contains about two feet of dirt that has been polluted by arsenic.
The total cost of the cleanup could approach $600,000.
Two federal grants will cover most of the cleanup. The city will have to pay the rest.
Part of the field will be converted into a parking lot. Other portions may be used to build homes.
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