Request nears for Palouse Brownfields

The City of Palouse and its consultant for the Brownfields cleanup site are nearing a final draft of a Request for Proposals (RFP).

The document, which will require approval by the city council, is being put together by a volunteer Brownfields committee and consultants from Maul Foster Alongi, an environmental engineering firm based in Seattle.

“Everyone is working in sync to get that proposal out,” said Michael Echanove, Palouse mayor.

Once the RFP is approved, it will be advertised and a designated 45 to 60-day period will ensue to accept proposals to develop the Main Street site.

“I’d like...