April 25th, 2011
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Author: A long-abandoned concrete plant bordering the Fox River in Waukesha could be torn down, with the land used to expand a greenway the county is piecing together along the river.
former concrete plant (DNR photo)
The former Vander Heyden Dox Block plant assembled “concrete construction planks” in the 1950s and 1960s, according to the state Department of Natural Resources, but has stood empty since then. “In the five decades since the plant closing, the manufacturing portions of the site have significantly deteriorated and become an eyesore,” says a department newsletter.
The DNR is giving the county between $15,000 and $30,000 to hire a contractor to evaluate the site and any potential environmental contamination. The evaluation would be a “first step” in tearing down the plant.
The site at the northeast intersection of Redford Boulevard and Bluemound Road near Interstate 94 is included in Waukesha County’s plan for a Fox River greenway, an undeveloped buffer on both sides of the river that preserves natural habitat and, through natural filtering, improves the quality of runoff water flowing into the river.
The county already has extensive public land holds, more than 25,000 acres, including parks, according to the Waukesha Freeman.
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