FRANKLIN BANK

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2009  •  14 acres  •  Hanover Township, Luzerne County, PA

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Adjacent to a neighborhood, Franklin Bank was an unsightly 13.82-acre barren pile of mine spoils.  EC was awarded a Brownfields Cleanup grant in 2005 to reclaim it – no easy task as thousands of tons of material had to be removed, not only to make the site developable, but also to remove a source of AMD in the Solomon Creek watershed.  The project was completed in 2009 and the property purchased by a local developer in 2010 with the plan of constructing 46 two-story duplex homes.  Construction began on the Sunny Hills development in 2016.

August 2009 | Final grading and seeding of site completed.

June 2009 | Removal of culm material completed.

December 2008 | Approximately 50% of reclamation is complete and re-vegetated; 80% of stormwater work finished.  Removal of remaining culm continues.

May 2008 | Contractor selected and work begins.

March 2008 | EC publicly solicits bids for construction services.

January – February 2008 | EC publicly advertises availability of ABCA.  Public meeting is held February 25th.  No comments are received.

April – December 2007 | Revisions to work plan made and submitted to US EPA for review.  Comments received, EC resubmits, and ABCA approved.

December 2006 | Construction bids for Franklin Bank reclamation solicited.  Bids received surpass available grant funds.  Revision of reclamation plan requested.

October 2006 | On-site meeting held with EC, Borton Lawson, and US EPA to inspect site and review project requirements.

July 2006 | Luzerne Conservation District approves stormwater management plan.

April 2006 | Hanover Township approves zoning request for removal of culm.

March 2006 | Borton Lawson completes conceptual design and submits requests for required permits.

December 2005 | After receiving approval from US EPA, EC engages Borton Lawson for the Franklin Bank project.

November 2005 | EC solicits proposals for engineering design and permitting services.

May 2005 | US EPA awards EC $200,000 Brownfields Cleanup grant.

November 2003 | EC engages Borton Lawson to perform topographic survey and assess reclamation costs and development alternatives for Franklin Bank.

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FUNDING

$200,000 – US EPA, Brownfields Cleanup Grant

$137,000 – EC

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IMAGES

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Historical aerial view of the mine spoils left at Franklin Bank in Hanover Township.

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The Franklin Bank site was covered in massive, highly unstable piles of mine spoils. The acidity in the material prohibited any vegetative growth.

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Another view of the spoil piles as they're excavated and removed from the site.

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Continued excavation., showing the proximity of homes to the spoil piles.

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Grading continues.

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Grading of the site nears completion. Remaining spoil material is capped with a layer of topsoil.

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Site has been re-vegetated with a grass seed blend. In this view, stormwater infrastructure is visible.

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Aerial view of the reclaimed Franklin Bank.

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Purchased by a local developer, the Franklin Bank site is now home to a small residential community.

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