Aug. 11: West Carrollton officials say Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification – which along with the Ohio EPA's environmental enforcement unit – is in charge of the criminal investigation.
Mid-April: West Carrollton approves a deal with Ohio Operating Engineers to clean up the Hydraulic Road site for about $6,600, about the cost of diesel fuel. Surveillance upgrades cost the city about $45,000.
Early March: The Centerville United Soccer Association Crew say they have been in talks regarding the 4000 Hydraulic Road land as part of a site for a possible $12 million regional complex to hold basketball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and winter guard competitions.
Late February: West Carrollton receives the first in a series of one-month extensions to clean up the Hydraulic Road site.
Feb. 10: Local health officials issue an order to the city of West Carrollton to clean up the site where materials were illegally dumped and buried. Illegal dumping ranges from a fourth-degree misdemeanor to a felony, depending on the circumstances, officials said. City cited a handful of violations, including Illegal disposal and storage of construction and demolition debris, and operation of an unlicensed construction and demolition landfill.
Feb. 8: Officials say more illegal dumping has been discovered at the Hydraulic Road site. Mattresses, wood and electric conduits were among the items found in recent days.
Feb. 3: State and local health officials find illegal dumping on city of West Carrollton land near the Great Miami River. The city has been accepting legal fill – items such as concrete blocks, bricks and stone - at the 4000 Hydraulic Road site to redevelop the land.
Spring 2014: Appvion transfers the deed for 4000 Hydraulic Road to the city of West Carrollton. A deed restriction calls for the nearly 30-acre site to be used for recreational purposes. The city begins redeveloping the site and talking with youth recreation organizations.
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