In a four-to-one vote, Town Council approved Mogul’s sketch plan for the largest development project ever proposed in the Town of Jackson on Monday, June 16.
The sketch plan addresses an extensive list of development-related issues including site design, the public alley, parking, traffic, environmental impacts…
During public comment on April 21, a main concern of the community was the benzene plume located underneath the northern portion of the site. Based on the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) geotechnical analysis, the benzene plume should not be dug up or disturbed during construction. The project would be constructed aboveground, over the contaminated soil, in an effort to not disturb the former Exon site, per staff notes. The DEQ stated that “much of the benzene has been remediated or dissipated, however, any remaining contaminated soil would need to be disposed of properly per State requirements during the redevelopment of the site.”