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Enough trash to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools was uncovered at the construction site for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant at VenturePark.
City leaders have increased the economic incentives for a new manufacturing plant by about $700,000 to help cover the cleanup of massive amounts of buried trash discovered on the construction site, which is within the city’s business park.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to authorize an increase in the 10-year property tax abatement for the U.S. Engineering Metalworks plant that will help offset the estimated $1.5 million cleanup cost. The plant will eventually bring 140 jobs to the city, and commissioners agreed it was important to provide the financial support needed to make sure the project was able to proceed.