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Residents warn of TCE contamination behind Arcadia schools; urge district to coordinate with DEC
Summary
Residents told the Greece Central School District board that DEC testing found trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination behind Arcadia High School and Middle School and urged the district to act before student activities resume; district leaders said the issue is under review.
Brendan Bolson, a resident and former Greece Central School District print-shop employee, told the Board of Education at its June meeting that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released contamination results for the area behind the Long Island Cottage property adjacent to Greece Arcadia High School and Arcadia Middle School. Bolson said independent sampling found TCE in surface water and warned that the district’s track team runs directly through the affected area.
Why it matters: If contamination exists in areas where students and summer programs run, parents and the district need timely,…
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