The architects and consultants concluded that all of these environmental considerations could be met through the development of a golf course at the mill site, and doing so would not have any negative effects to restoration rather, the operation and maintenance required by the golf course would actually be positive to the long term viability and stabilization of the site. Among the environmental issues considered were stabilization of hillside topsoil, wetlands establishment and configuration, wildlife corridors and habitat enhancement, and stream alignment. The golf course architects and team of consultants assisted the town in determining the physical viability and environmental issues involved in the expansion and development of the golf course.
The town also thought such a plan would provide a needed economic boost, as there had not been much of an economic base in the town since the mill’s closure. The mill site was located right across the highway from an old nine-hole golf course, and with the DOE’s commitment to return the land to a suitable condition, the town thought there might be potential for an expansion of the old course using the land occupied by the mill. The DOE wanted to find the best possible use for the land, one that would assist the city in both environmental and economic terms. Under directives from the EPA, the DOE had to clean up the mill site and restore the land to a natural condition.
Since the mill land was under federal oversight, the best use was to return it, once totally clean, to the public. government for its part in defense efforts, and in the 1980s, the DOE had undertaken the removal of the mill site. From the 1940s through the 1960s, Monticello was home to a large uranium mill consuming nearly 100 acres.
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