It's just the environmental destruction is hard to stomach.

Check with the state environmental inspectors for violations with respect to that dump station, it's condition and inspections, that could be a big cost.

Any environmental/ecological issues?

I used Meeks Environmental Service.

Environmental studies.  

For instance, let say you are looking for someone to do a Phase 1 Environmental Assessment and one of the candidates has great references but is a defendant in a lawsuit.

Payment of appraisal fees, inspections, surveys and environmental studies are also typically considered taxable boot if they are used to obtain a new loan for the replacement property.

There are lots of things to get done:-surveying-environmental -traffic-stormwater engineering-landscape architecture-utilities-legalThe preliminary plat will probably be the most expensive pieces of paper you'll ever hold.You should ask your engineer if they, or someone they work with,  handle the entitlement process.  

Environmental issues.

Besides being a real estate investor, I'm president of an environmental consulting company (see my signature), and an asbestos & lead expert, so do not hesitate to ask any and all questions.Besides EPA, OSHA also regulates both.