Property Owner Argues that EPA Superfund Listing of Smurfitt-Stone Mill Would be Bad for Missoula County Jobs
The case against listing the former Smurfitt-Stone mill as a Superfund clean up site.
Ray Stillwell
![Unique Water Rights Make Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center a Valuable Property [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2013/03/Frenchtown-Land-Use-Plan1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Unique Water Rights Make Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center a Valuable Property [AUDIO]
54 water rights are part of the Frenchtown Technology Center
![County Commissioners Appeal to State and EPA on Behalf of Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2013/03/Ray-Stillwell.jpg?w=980&q=75)
County Commissioners Appeal to State and EPA on Behalf of Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center [AUDIO]
The Missoula County Board of Commissioners has released a letter to the State Department of Environmental Quality and the EPA regarding a proposed Superfund designation for the Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center.
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Frenchtown Industrial Center Now Marketed Internationally [AUDIO]
The stage is set for the Frenchtown Technology and Industrial Center to open itself to an international market.
![Frenchtown Mill Owners Respond to Governor’s Superfund Request [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/12/mill-site-October-20121.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Frenchtown Mill Owners Respond to Governor’s Superfund Request [AUDIO]
Not long after a public meeting to discuss the EPA's proposal that the former Frenchtown Mill site be placed on the Superfund list, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer announced his support for the designation.
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EPA Says No Emergency Pollution Situation at Smurfit-Stone Site [AUDIO]
At a public hearing held Thursday night in Frenchtown, the owners of the former Smurfit-Stone mill site met with Missoula County, EPA, and other officials regarding the pollution left behind at the facility.