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Residents and officials press Sayreville over Bailey Park contractor site, DEP involvement and Green Acres grant conditions
Summary
Public commenters and borough staff discussed a contractor-staged material dump at Bailey Park; borough staff said the Department of Environmental Protection has asked when material will be removed and that grant funds are conditional on cleanup.
Residents at the Sayreville Mayor and Council meeting raised concerns that a contractor staging area at Bailey Park had become an illegal dumpsite, and asked whether the borough's grant funding would be affected.
Resident Jim Robinson told the council the Bailey Park site has become “an illegal dumpsite,” saying the contractor initially was to store pipes and materials but had left debris on site. Robinson said he wrote to the business administrator in April seeking removal and that the contractor had not vacated the site within the expected timeframe.
Business Administrator Glenn (title given in the meeting) responded that the use of the site had been negotiated under a prior…
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