The Strange Development in Troutdale

There is a 12 acre undeveloped parcel in Troutdale that the city wants to make into something since it's just adjacent to the Sandy River and could be very attractive, but there's a problem.  According to an article in The Oregonian the property:

holds remnants of a former sewage plant and thousands of buried sheep bodies...  

But rest assured, the city has a buyer who plans to transform it into:

a destination hotel, spa, convention center and bicyclist mecca on the banks of the Sandy River.

The company dug a test pit and found that after a half century or more underground, the animal remains have formed a gelatinous goo under a thick layer of dirt, Wand said.

The material isn't toxic, Wand said. But he added: "You don't want to build over jiggly stuff that might not support a parking lot or building foundation."

The company hopes to remove the remains this October, before the rainiest weather complicates the work but during the windy season, which they hope will make what's expected to be a smelly excavation more tolerable for surrounding residents and businesses.

I couldn't even hope to make this stuff up, sounds like Love Canal West.  Are you serious that 50 year-old sheep jello buried underground along with a former sewage site isn't toxic? I think I'll take my next vacation somewhere else.  Good luck folks on that smell.