re: Auburn/Lee Cty DA seeking $1.042 million from Updyke

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Yeah that portion of the monies does seem crazy, the tree replacement value seems very much inline. My guess is, its not all just testing, but also containment, removal, disposal, and replacement of the soil.

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I am sure that all of that is included in the total estimate and it should. ALDOT makes you haul any materials to approved sites on all their jobs. This isn't just tainted materials, this is all materials being removed from the jobsite. Imagine what ADEM would require these days for all of the actual bad soil. Hell, they are stupid enough to possibly make you haul it to Oregon or China.

I have said all along that Updyke shouldn't be in jail but he should have to pay every dime that is spent on getting the corner taken care of and now the DA is taking that approach.