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STUDY. JON, HOW SOON COULD RESIDENTS EXPECT TO SEE THE PLAN GO INTO EFFECT? REPORTER: THIS IS SIMPLY A DRAFT STUDY, FAR FROM FINAL. REQUIRES MORE REVIEW FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND OTHERS. IF IT IS APPROVED AND FUNDED, HUNDREDS OF BIRMINGHAM FAMILIES COULD ENJOY CLEANER SURROUNDINGS. >> ALL OF THIS WAS CONTAMINATED. REPORTER: CHARLIE POWELL OWNS THESE THREE FAIRMONT PROPERTIES. HE SAYS THE EPA REMOVED DIRT FROM THEM THEY CLAIMED COULD CONTAIN CHEMICALS LIKE LEAD AND ARSENIC. POLLUTION THAT POWELL AND OTHERS BELIEVE IS LINKED TO DOZENS OF CANCER DEATHS IN NORTH BIRMINGHAM. >> MY BEST FRIEND GOT CANCER. REPORTER: NOW THE CITY HAS RELEASED A STUDY OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO RELOCATE RESIDENTS. AND CLEAN UP COLLEGEVILLE, HARRIMAN PARK AND POWELL’S FAIRMONT. >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT MOVING THE PEOPLE, THEY SHOULD. THEY WAITED TOO LONG. REPORTER: THE PROPOSAL WOULD COVER BUYING OUT MORE THAN 700 PROPERTIES SEEN ON THIS MAP IN TURQUOISE. ONE OF POWELL’S HOMES BORDERS THE BUY-OUT ZONE. IF THEY OFFERED YOU MONEY, WOULD YOU TAKE IT? >> YES. REPORTER: FOLLOWING THE BUYOUTS THE PLAN WOULD HELP MORE THAN 200 FAMILIES PROVIDING EACH UP TO $22,000 IN REPLACEMENT HOUSING COSTS. >> WHAT I WANT FOR THE PEOPLE, WE WANT THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY IF IT WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. REPORTER: THE STUDY MENTIONS BUILDING IN MEMORIAL PARK NEXT TO THE CHURCH IN COLLEGEVILLE. THE STUDY IS CALLED THE BIG ASKED. IT’S PRELIMINARY. MENTIONS A COUPLE OF TIMELINES THAT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR. LIFE I