Asbestos removed from former Hancock tannery as clean-up efforts continue
HANCOCK Clean-up efforts at the site of the former tannery in Hancock, located on Route 1 near Tideway Market, continue with the near completion of the site’s asbestos remediation.
The efforts have continued despite some initial difficulty accessing grant funding for the project. The money “was locked up for a period of time,” due to a legal case, George Colwell, chairman of the town’s Board of Selectmen, told The American.
He explained that Sheri Walsh, 56, of Newport had access to the grant funding “to pay for services rendered.” Walsh, who formerly worked for the Hancock County Planning Commission, pleaded guilty on Dec. 11, 2020, in federal court to wire fraud and federal government program theft.