Years after residents raised concerns, testing finds elevated toxins near Thomas Street

Years after residents raised concerns, testing finds elevated toxins near Thomas Street

A number of years ago, during the Mayor Robert Mielke era, Thomas Street area resident Tom Kilian often spoke at city meetings. There has been a tension through city hall meetings about whether environmental contamination in the Thomas Street area. Experts from the state department of health told residents that there was no indication that levels were dangerous to humans. That while residents in the neighborhood relayed numerous incidents of can…