If the residue only affects a small part of the property, for example an old sheep dip, the rest of the farm can be certified organic but the contaminated area must be fenced off from the rest of the property. (austorganic.com)
The rest of the property would have gone to the park district in a complicated deal that could have meant tax savings for the sellers and a potential $ 1.8 million reduction in the price, assuming the landowner agreed. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
But, he said, the Park District and the Forest Preserve District, which jointly purchased 8 1/2 acres adjacent to 33 acres south of 31st Street in July, could combine their efforts again to buy the rest of the property. (articles.chicagotribune.com)