This WFAE community conversation takes a look at what s happening with asbestos removal in Davidson, North Carolina and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.
WFAE s series, Asbestos Town, investigates the history of asbestos in Davidson, the attempts to renovate the mill and how contamination in the historically Black neighborhood nearby has stirred up old tensions.
Watch this community conversation about what s happening with asbestos removal and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.
Panelists:
Mark Miller, developer
Linda Reinstein, president of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
Rosalia Polanco, a University of Pennsylvania graduate student and 2018 Davidson College graduate who has researched the environmental justice aspects of Davidson s asbestos issue
Community Conversation:
Join us 7 p.m. tonight for a discussion about what s happening with the town s asbestos removal and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.
The event is free, but
In this hourlong special, we ll hear stories about asbestos at an old, brick textile mill in Davidson, North Carolina, and how redevelopment might solve the problem. We ll learn how asbestos got into both the historically Black neighborhood nearby and elsewhere in town and how it s being cleaned up. And we ll talk to residents worried about how fixing one problem might contribute to another gentrification.
Rather read than listen to the audio? Read the transcript.