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Portion of former CTS property for sale

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David Forbes | 02/19/2013

When Tate MacQueen drove past the former CTS of Asheville plant recently on his way home, a for-sale sign caught his eye. The 8.3-acre parcel on offer was originally part of the nearly 60-acre CTS property — some of which was designated a Superfund site last year.

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Pipe dream come true

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David Forbes | 10/01/2012

For years, people living near the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site have asked to be placed on city water. Extremely high levels of trichloroethylene, a known carcinogen, have repeatedly been found in some Mills Gap residents’ wells. On Sept. 25, Asheville City Council unanimously approved extending water lines to all 129 households within a mile of the site.

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Council approves city water for residents near former CTS site

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David Forbes | 09/25/2012

Asheville City Council members approved extending city water to residents near the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site at their Sept. 25 meeting.

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LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Sept. 25 Asheville City Council meeting

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David Forbes | 09/25/2012

Follow live Twitter coverage of tonights' Asheville City Council meeting, beginning at 5 p.m.

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Asheville City Council preview: golf and water lines

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David Forbes | 09/25/2012

At its meeting tonight, September 25, Asheville City Council will consider extending city water to residents living near the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site and authorizing a deal for a private company to manage the municipal golf course, among other matters.

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Council may approve city water for residents near CTS site

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David Forbes | 09/24/2012

Tomorrow night, Asheville City Council will consider a deal with Buncombe County to provide municipal water to 129 households around the former CTS of Asheville site, where groundwater contamination remains an ongoing problem.

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Full-scale fight: Mills Gap residents continue push for CTS cleanup

NEWS IN PRINT

Margaret Williams | 07/18/2012

Lee Ann Smith’s and Tate MacQueen’s methods may differ, but their aim is the same: help their south Buncombe friends, families and neighbors obtain clean air and water. (photo of Gabe Dunsmith and Lee Ann Smith by Bill Rhodes)

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UPDATED: Local residents deliver documents that may show malfeasance in CTS case

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Margaret Williams and Bill Rhodes | 05/23/2012

A notebook of recovered documents may show how federal officials mishandled a contaminated site on Mills Gap Road in 1999, say a group of residents who held a press conference at the federal building in downtown Asheville today, May 23. (photos by Bill Rhodes)

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EPA promised water hookups, not filters, Mills Gap residents say

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Susan Andrew | 04/19/2012

In the ongoing ground-water contamination case connected to the former CTS electroplating plant on Mills Gap Road in south Asheville, emails between the EPA and residents imply that agency action to get new water service was being considered last July. But municipal water hookups remain far from certain.

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EPA adds the CTS of Asheville site to its Superfund roster

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Margaret Williams | 03/13/2012

Four new Southeast properties have been named Superfund sites by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The CTS of Asheville site off Mills Gap Road is one of them.

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CTS is subject of new documentary; preview screening this weekend at Asheville Pizza & Brewing

Susan Andrew | 12/14/2011

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CTS site: Latest public-health report from the state is available

Margaret Williams | 02/24/2011

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