Trustee seeks independent air‑quality monitoring near mental‑health center; staff says solar‑powered perimeter monitors feasible

Trustee Kenneth Shaw asked village staff on March 18 to explore independent air‑quality monitoring around the former mental‑health‑center property after residents raised concerns about possible contaminants from demolition activity.

Pat (staff member) told trustees he contacted Burke Engineering for vendor recommendations, received a quote and technical information describing how portable, solar‑powered monitors could be deployed around the site perimeter and at off‑site locations to capture wind‑driven particulate movement. Pat said a typical monitoring deployment would run about five to six months beginning in spring and continue into late summer or early fall to give ‘‘real‑time monitoring of the site and any contaminants that might be going there’’ and to measure dust levels, though he described the equipment as ‘‘a little expensive.’’

Trustee Shaw said the village needs an independent, transparent source of results that trustees and residents can access. He requested staff check whether vendors provide web‑based feeds or a data…