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0 RIVERFRONT DISTRICT <br /> 0 <br /> 10 Y) <br /> "0 Vou rPnleM bPr When ? <br /> 1917 to 1974 Landfill site is used for solid waste disposal <br /> V1891 to 1972 Simpson site is home to pulp and forest products mills <br /> 1977 to 1983 Landfill site operated as a commercial recycling operation that included storage of tires <br /> 1979 / 1980 Simpson pad is filled by the Corps of Engineers with 700,000 cubic yards of river sediments <br /> 3 1983/1984 Tire Fire at landfill site <br /> r <br /> Jan. 15. 1992 Simpson site purchase agreement signed; $3 Million <br /> G 1993-1995 Extensive clean-up of riverfront sites. Eight transient camps and five encampments are removed by City from <br /> Simpson site. Fifteen car bodies, 150- tires, 140 yards of roofing material, and 200 yards of litter& garbage <br /> are also removed. <br /> r. 1994 City Council adopts Comprehensive Plan vision for riverfront, reaffirming zoning and vision. <br /> T <br /> 1995— 2004 Significant remediation work on former landfill site is conducted. Remediation includes capping and covering <br /> the site, installing leachate and landfill gas collection systems, and negotiating a Cleanup Action Plan that <br /> would allow redevelopment with the Department of Ecology. <br /> Z 1996 Riverfront Trail opens it to the public. <br /> kiN 1997 - 2000 City uses EPA Brownfield grant for site investigations for feasibility of redevelopment. <br />