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 Kansas congressional delegation seeks funds for Treece buyout w/ Sen Brownback letters
“I’d rather give it to some of these homeowners behind on their mortgage payments,” she said, referring to the national housing crisis. “The EPA is just wasting money.”
She said Picher residents had to wait 10 years before a federal buyout was approved.
“I hope and pray it doesn’t take us that long,” Woodcock said.
She said she hopes Treece can avoid some of the problems Picher residents have had. Many Picher residents claim that the Lead-Impacted Communities Relocation Assistance Trust didn’t offer them fair prices for their property. Lawsuits have been filed.
“My land, that’s been awful,” Woodcock said.
Officials with EPA Region 7 in the past have said they don’t have the authority to do a buyout. So far, that position hasn’t changed. Gene Gunn, branch chief for the EPA Region 7 office, said he had received the letter from the congressional delegation.
“The response is still in preparation,” Gunn said.
“A buyout certainly isn’t part of our plan at this point.”
He said the cleanup of Treece, Baxter Springs and other areas of Cherokee County must be finished, then there is cleanup of Spring River and Tar Creek to consider.
“Our position is the mine-waste cleanup is going to have to happen,” Gunn said.
Woodcock said she has been dealing with government entities for a few years now, and she still doesn’t know how the system works.
“I know it’s a hurry-up-and-wait game,” she said. “Who knows what tomorrow’s going to bring?”
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