Background

The approximately one-acre Sanford Dry Cleaners Superfund site is located in Sanford in east-central Florida. Lake Monroe is located one half-mile north of the site. The site includes two adjacent properties with buildings located at 113, 117 and 121 South Palmetto Avenue. All three buildings are currently vacant. The City of Sanford owns two of the buildings; a non-profit organization owns the third. Several commercial properties border the site, including a plumbing business, a restaurant, pottery and wine stores, and an art studio. Several residential properties are also located in the area.

From the 1940s until 2001, several businesses used ...
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