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Ridgewood NJ, the most recent grid soil investigation at the Zabriskie-Schedler Property has revealed the presence of toxins throughout the site. Conducted by Matrix New World Engineering (Matrix) in May 2024, the investigation uncovered hazardous substances, including benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, lead, and mercury.
Initially, toxins were discovered in the berm area of the property, prompting Matrix to conduct a broader grid soil investigation. This deeper analysis aimed to assess whether the contamination extended beyond the berm.
During the investigation, 28 soil samples were collected from a 10,000-square-foot section of the property. Alarmingly, eight of these samples tested positive for benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, and mercury. Benzo(a)pyrene, a known carcinogen, was found in six samples with concentrations ranging from 0.642 mg/kg to 3.35 mg/kg, while two samples revealed benzo(a)anthracene with concentrations up to 3.37 mg/kg. Mercury was also detected in one sample at a concentration of 1.00 mg/kg.
Given these findings, Matrix has recommended removing the berm and conducting additional testing to determine the extent of the contaminated soil that needs to be excavated. Once further testing is completed, the council will review the results, and Matrix will submit final recommendations for site remediation in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
Residents can access the complete soil investigation results and all relevant documentation regarding the Schedler Property on the village’s official website.
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This is going to be VERY expensive.
Evan, how much should we bond?
Vagianos Field cutting now scheduled for October 2040. Don’t worry sports dads- your grandkids will love it! Now about those taxes…
Gen. Washington and his men left that site with a toxic mess.
Evan says no one cares about history. Why is everyone making such a big deal about the American Revolution? Wasn’t that like 1000 years ago?
They are going to truck all the soil to Hawes to level it out and cover the toots
toots?
Roots?
Two birds with one stone !
Chris R looked it over and said its okay. Good enough for me!
Does the village Council know the amount what this is going to cost to remove all the soil. And we wonder who’s going to be the contractor, is it going to go out to bed or is it going to one of their friends?hummmmm’
It will go out to the usual nepotism companies. Downes will level more trees and maybe Keith’s new favorite company Suburban Engineering will do other things. I have no confidence in Matrix engineering. Their people seem to be very weak at presenting a compelling case for anything. I hope they are competent and know what they are doing.
We have a Mayor that has been crapping on the village of Ridgewood with his BS schemes siince he has been in office, so why would we be surprised that the soil is toxic. Maybe he figured his fixer, Keith Kazshark would make all of the problems disappear.
We are wondering what the course is going to be in removing all the toxic soil. What is that going to cost,
Is it going out to bid,
Or is the village going to haul it out?
The Village Manager told the public that he is going to process an insurance claim to pay for the cost of cleaning up the soil. My guess is that once the insurance company realizes that this was human error caused by the village engineer and former village manager, both responsible and both still employed by the village, the company will realize that this is a bogus claim. Seems like gross negligence to me and they used Schedler as a dumping ground for pretty much everything. Then they will need to bond for more monies because apparetntly they think it is free money.
What about Habernickel?. Did they test the whole area or just where they quickly knocked down the barn? That area was leveled for the fields and built up for the burn around the playscape!
Habernickel park must have many more toxic areas as the leveled the place out and added dirt yers ago. Has that been tested before they start to dig for the large pavilion for Healthbarn ?
Why would Kwak want to be thrown into this.
Kwak has the financial chops to course correct the disaster currently underway. She can hold the dirty scumbags that are currently running the council accountable and shine a light on all of the lies that Vagianos, Perron, Winograd, Weitz and Kazmark are trying to fool us into believing. Why do you think the greenwashing Bee Man Frank Mortimer is running as part of the Vagianos, Perron voting block. So they can do everything unanimously without any objection. Frank Mortimer has no backbone and will just be a puppet. Vagianos might be a huge scumbag but he is very shrewd and he is a major schemer. He is a loser so this is how he plans to win.
The bottom line Is the village engineer and the village manager really screwed up here both of them should be immediately discharged for not performing their duties. How else can you put it? How can you defend them. You can’t.
This field project is dead.
Deader than Dillinger.
This dirtbag Mayor and his stooges will be long gone by the time remediation and the class action suits are resolved.
Supposedly employees are still waiting to hear from the mayor, council manager, board of health and the DEP regarding their health, is the village going to send the current and retired employees that worked at that location to get tested, they don’t know if I’ve gotten to their lungs or blood. We think the village should be proactive, so far, they did zip .