Comments on: Bearfoot Road Cleanup http://www.northboronews.org/2010/02/18/bearfoot-road-cleanup/ Your hometown news site Tue, 17 May 2011 14:47:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kim http://www.northboronews.org/2010/02/18/bearfoot-road-cleanup/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 Kim Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:13:12 +0000 http://www.northboronews.org/?p=5019#comment-3071 Post Updated with cost figures for 167 Bearfoot Road Post Updated with cost figures for 167 Bearfoot Road

]]> By: Alex Lotoski http://www.northboronews.org/2010/02/18/bearfoot-road-cleanup/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Alex Lotoski Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:28:51 +0000 http://www.northboronews.org/?p=5019#comment-2676 I think that the taxpayers need a better handle on these cleanup costs. It is my opinion that Adam Last's assurance of control of cleanup contamination and costs were low balled and not beleivable. To date we have a building on a contaminated site. Geothermal heating with no visible equipment for radiation testing. Waste disposal which was rigged in an unplanned (due to discovery) manner. An out of town location of the site itself, practically in the next town. Most buildings in the Commonwealth bearing the title of 'Center' are usually in the center of the town or neighborhood. This is not the case in Northborough. In addition there has been no discussion or posting on the annual operating costs of this building. I think that the taxpayers need a better handle on these cleanup costs. It is my opinion that Adam Last’s assurance of control of cleanup contamination and costs were low balled and not beleivable. To date we have a building on a contaminated site. Geothermal heating with no visible equipment for radiation testing. Waste disposal which was rigged in an unplanned (due to discovery) manner. An out of town location of the site itself, practically in the next town. Most buildings in the Commonwealth bearing the title of ‘Center’ are usually in the center of the town or neighborhood. This is not the case in Northborough. In addition there has been no discussion or posting on the annual operating costs of this building.

]]> By: Kim http://www.northboronews.org/2010/02/18/bearfoot-road-cleanup/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Kim Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:39 +0000 http://www.northboronews.org/?p=5019#comment-2433 I'm hearing some differing cost figures thrown around on this since the meeting, I will confirm and get back with more information... I’m hearing some differing cost figures thrown around on this since the meeting, I will confirm and get back with more information…

]]> By: William C. Jeas http://www.northboronews.org/2010/02/18/bearfoot-road-cleanup/comment-page-1/#comment-2421 William C. Jeas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:06:37 +0000 http://www.northboronews.org/?p=5019#comment-2421 WHAT's GONE WRONG AGAIN IN NORTHBORO: This land is very heavily Hazardous Contaminated with extensive Lead & Arsenic, et al. This contamination occurred and accumulated ever since 1947 when the Northboro Fish and Game Club was established. Now in 2009-10, the New Senior Center Bldg was knowingly constructed on this very same Heavily Hazardous Contaminated Land. Thus, the new Senior Center will be immersed in and subjected to Cross-Contamination during Cleanup activities of the Heavily Hazardous Contaminated Land. What will be this costly environmental impact to taxpayers for the Senior Center? What will be the environmental impact upon the use of this building by the Senior Center Staff and the users of the new Senior Center? Additionally, the location of the Senior Center on this land inhibits, limits, and otherwise impacts the ingress and egress of construction trucks, vans, containers, equipments, materials, trailers, and supplies which are necessary to cleanup and remove the contaminated soils, to cleanup the contaminated surface waters and to bring in new soil to replace the removed soil. Why was the new Senior Center constructed knowing the land was heavily contaminated prior to undertaking Cleanup? Doing so was contrary to sage Mass. DEP Policy on the cautions necessary when constructing new buildings knowing that land is contaminated....WHY WAS THIS DONE? WHAT’s GONE WRONG AGAIN IN NORTHBORO:

This land is very heavily Hazardous Contaminated with extensive Lead & Arsenic, et al. This contamination occurred and accumulated ever since 1947 when the Northboro Fish and Game Club was established.

Now in 2009-10, the New Senior Center Bldg was knowingly constructed on this very same Heavily Hazardous Contaminated Land. Thus, the new Senior Center will be immersed in and subjected to Cross-Contamination during Cleanup activities of the Heavily Hazardous Contaminated Land. What will be this costly environmental impact to taxpayers for the Senior Center? What will be the environmental impact upon the use of this building by the Senior Center Staff and the users of the new Senior Center?

Additionally, the location of the Senior Center on this land inhibits, limits, and otherwise impacts the ingress and egress of construction trucks, vans, containers, equipments, materials, trailers, and supplies which are necessary to cleanup and remove the contaminated soils, to cleanup the contaminated surface waters and to bring in new soil to replace the removed soil.

Why was the new Senior Center constructed knowing the land was heavily contaminated prior to undertaking Cleanup? Doing so was contrary to sage Mass. DEP Policy on the cautions necessary when constructing new buildings knowing that land is contaminated….WHY WAS THIS DONE?

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