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Mill demolition underway
Demolition of Newberg s historic paper mill has begun.
Millions of pounds of steel, aluminum and other metals will be harvested from the site and sold as scrap as the company that purchased the facility begins the monumental task of disassembling the mill and freeing up the land for development.
Commercial Development Co. Inc., the St. Louis, Missouri-based company that purchased the mill from WestRock, began auctioning off heavy equipment, steam-generating machinery and other items last fall.
Demolition of the mill will continue until the site is cleared, then a subsidiary of the company will begin what is expected to be a heavy environmental cleanup before the land can be developed for alternative uses.
SOMERSET There’s no love lost between the owners of the former Brayton Point Power Station and residents living in the nearby neighborhood.
“They’re a nightmare of a company,” Kathy Souza said, referring to Commercial Development Company Inc., also known as CDC.
The St. Louis-based CDC bought the 306-acre industrial site in December 2018 for just under $9 million, a year after all production ended at the former coal-burning titan.
The CDC company has said its priority has been to broker a contract with an offshore wind energy company to build a combined storage, maintenance and manufacturing site for wind turbine components.