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Residents ask county to address gasoline contamination, location and flood mitigation for Saddle River Park playground

5828743 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

A Green Team chair raised concerns that an inclusive playground in Saddle River Park may sit on an old gas station site with gasoline contamination; he also urged county help for flood mitigation and a reassessment of the Saddle River, including possible dredging.

Stephen Mariconda, chair of a newly formed Green Team, told commissioners he and other local residents are concerned about two issues in Saddle River Park: potential gasoline contamination at the planned site for an all‑inclusive playground and the need for updated flood mitigation of the Saddle River. "I know it was supposed to be in that area right next to Saddle River Road, but from what I understand, there was some…

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