Dow Chemical holding private meetings for Midland homeowners for dioxin cleanup

Midland homeowners can meet with Dow Chemical Co. officials to discuss cleanup options. About 500 residents attended a public comment meeting Tuesday in Midland to share their views about the cleanup and learn more about it. In February, Dow announced a plan to test soil for dioxin levels at nearly 1,500 residential properties in Midland. Terry Miller, Bay City-based environmental group Lone Tree Council chairman, said he applauds the cleanup but asks Dow to lower the 250 parts per trillion dioxin level figure the company is using to drive the cleanup, the Midland Daily News reported. "We believe this historic cleanup should be done once and done right so that this issue can finally be resolved for the community," Miller said, according to the Midland Daily News.

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