Kings Mountain residents are being warned to avoid portions of a creek located near a city park that has been contaminated with chemicals from a former mill.
According to a post made on the city’s Facebook page, the contaminants were discovered on April 25, 2023, after the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality collected surface water samples from a portion of Potts Creek adjacent to the city park and west of North Sims Street “as part of an ongoing effort to monitor the safety of water for recreational use.”
The city’s Facebook announcement was made Thursday, Dec. 19, and notified residents that portions of Potts Creek, located west of North Sims Street, contained unsafe chemicals, and was not to be used for recreation…