Old factory complexes across North Carolina are finding new lives, but in downtown Davidson, developers have tried for years to redevelop an aging cotton mill without success. That's because cancer-causing asbestos is buried on the site. Between the cost of cleanup and the risk of stirring up asbestos, nobody has been willing to take on the job.

WFAE's new series, Asbestos Town, investigates the history of asbestos in Davidson, the attempts to renovate the mill and how contamination in the historically Black neighborhood nearby has stirred up old tensions.

Join us for a community conversation about what's happening with asbestos removal and the possibility for redevelopment at the old Linden Mill.

Confirmed panelists (subject to change):

• Rusty Knox, mayor of Davidson
• Mark Miller, developer
• Linda Reinstein, president of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
• Rosalia Polanco, a University of Pennsylvania graduate student and 2018 Davidson College graduate who has researched the environmental justice aspects of Davidson's asbestos issue

Moderator:
David Boraks, WFAE's environmental reporter and host of Asbestos Town