Joe Krygoski and Dale Pape

About this video: In this Property Rights Network video, the sixth in a series, the city of Menominee planned on renovating and expanding Spies Athletic Field with Federal Grant funding. From the beginning, the project raised issues with many local citizens and business owners. Federal funds could not be released until a Phase One environmental assessment was conducted. Congressman Bart Stupak, husband of Lori Stupak - former mayor of Menominee, confirmed the site was clean to the EPA and MDEQ.

In 2002, the city of Menominee sought bids from local contractors for the field renovation. Joe Krygoski, a local contractor, subcontracted Dale Pape to examine the field prior to submitting a bid. Mr. Pape found several barrels of toxic paint sludge on the premises. In 2003, the EPA examined the site and expressed little concerns. Mr. Pape continued his inspection, finding that the entire area was used as a dumping ground for toxic paint sludge.

After this new information surfaced, both Joe Krygoski and Dale Pape were subjected to accusations of dumping the toxic waste into the Spies Athletic Field area. In 2004, an EPA cleanup was ordered, and 600 tons of waste was removed. Although Krygoski and Pape were eventually cleared of charges, an anonymous tip to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality asserted that the pair hid toxic waste similar to that found on Spies Field on a gravel pit site owned by Krygoski. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the MDEQ with assistance from a US Coast Guard helicopter swarmed the site. In the end, no waste was found.

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• Mackinac
• Center
• Property
• Rights
• Krygoski
• Pape
• Upper
• Peninsula
• EPA

[deportwetbacks]

LOL typical government. Someone blows the whistle on them so they try to dig stuff up on them. Stupaks a crook. Michigan loves their crooked government politicians