The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners is considering a contract to remediate contaminated soil on the site of the county's future campus for a new jail and behavioral care center.

An item was originally listed on the agenda for a meeting last week, but was tabled last minute by the county engineer.

"I need to strike this and bring it back to you," county engineer Stacey Trumbo told the Commissioners during an Aug. 27 meeting.

Trumbo suggested there was some urgency to getting a contract approved. He told News 9 he hopes it will appear on the agenda for this coming Wednesday.

Crews have faced previous obstacles related to dirt work at the site in southeast Oklahoma City. In April, it was reported that roughly 50-square yards of soil was "very wet" and not meeting compaction

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