By JIM BUTLER

The City Council at its meeting today is expected to accept the low bid Tuesday for demolition of the former Rush Cleaners site on Bolton Avenue.

That is the next step in eventually moving the ATRANS transfer hub from 2nd & Murray Streets to the former laundry location.

That transfer is part of the long-range redevelopment of the Bolton corridor.

The tract is a Brownfield site, a federal designation referring to land previously used for commercial or industrial purposes and likely containing hazardous waste or pollution.

Rush operated on the 210 Bolton site for the last half of the 20th century. The city over time has purchased what is now essentially slum property.

Previous testing found no asbestos in the dilapidated structures on site but detected very high concentrations of carcinogenic dry cleaning chemicals in groundwater and soil tests to a depth of 32 feet.

EPA funding is being sought for the cleanup. With proper remediation and restoration the site can be reclaimed for other uses.