In Palm Springs, California, the site of a former debris pile will soon be nothing more than a distant memory. City officials have taken steps to clean up the local eyesore, which is easily visible to travelers along Interstate 10, or to anyone heading towards the Palm Springs Train Station. The debris piles and rickety multi-story shacks that dot the site, as well the remains from a train wreck that happened many years ago, will soon be gone.

“It was an eyesore,” said city of Palm Springs Building and Safety Supervisor Terry Tatum, who will be glad to see the property get cleaned up. Tatum, along with a team of other workers, was approached by the Mayor of Palm Springs, Steve Pougnet. Pougnet asked Tatum and his team to do what they could to clean up the site.

The dumping site was over a decade old, and it was something of a mystery as to who owned the land. But now, Tatum and his team have done their research and found out that the land is owned by Union Pacific. Union Pacific has now agreed to visit the site and finance the removal of asbestos (a material linked to lung cancer and mesothelioma), as well as any other hazardous materials at the site.

“They were more than willing to work with us,” Tatum said of his contacts at Union Pacific. “They got all the permits.”

“It’s a wonderful win for the city of Palm Springs,” Pougnet said of Tatum’s work.

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