After almost 3 Decades, Former Garbose Site to be Sold
The Garbose Metal Company operated a metal salvage yard at 155 Mill Street in Gardner for about 40 years from 1958 to 1998. Contamination was found on much of the property to include PCBs, heavy metals, and petroleum compounds. After the City of Gardner cleaned up the property with the help of state and federal grants, it put the property on the market for sale to a commercial developer. (Total cleanup costs exceeded $2 million and occurred about a decade ago) The parcel is about 10.7 acres of land.
The Gardner Redevelopment Authority reviewed a number of offers for 155 Mill Street, the former Garbose property at a meeting on Friday, April 25th. The result is as follows: A bid was accepted and the documents finalizing the sale are in the works. Gardner Magazine will advise you when we are able to release more details as to who, the amount, and plans for the property etc.
155 Mill Street is the lot located directly to the right of Tractor Supply in the Timpany Plaza. In the upper left of our graphic, the profile of the irregularly shaped lot is shown.