Not Appropriate Time to Address Environmental and Shade Tree Commission Concerns, Board Says
Letter to Zoning Board requesting that the letters submitted by the Environmental and Shade Tree Commissions be considered, denied at this time.
Lori Barton, Communication Chair for SOD (Stop Over Development), requested in writing that the Zoning Board consider the letters of concern regarding the development of the United Water property submitted by the Environmental and Shade Tree Commissions. In a letter dated Dec. 4, 2012, the Environmental Commission raised concerns regarding the DEP's "letter of no further action" certifying that the United Water property, a former sludge pit used for industrial waste, was no longer contaminated. The letter asserts that despite the fact that the Ford Motor Company's Mahwah facility was declared clean in 1994, additional sludge was found on the site in 1995, 1998 and 2004. (Click here to see The Record's "Toxic Legacy" report cited in the …
robin commerford
5:59 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Yes but does this mean that the ordinance will preclude anything, like an athletic field, from being put there? more ›