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Resident raises health concerns about paperboard demolition pile; council approves change order for remediation
Summary
Middletown — A resident told the Middletown City Council on May 20 that a four‑to‑five‑story pile of demolition debris from the former paperboard factory on Verity Parkway is an eyesore and a potential health hazard, and urged the city to commission and publicly disclose an environmental assessment and a timeline for removal.
Middletown — A resident told the Middletown City Council on May 20 that a four‑to‑five‑story pile of demolition debris from the former paperboard factory on Verity Parkway is an eyesore and a potential health hazard, and urged the city to commission and publicly disclose an environmental assessment and a timeline for removal.
"We deserve to know what we are being exposed to, and we deserve to be protected," Martha Gaston said, identifying herself as a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who lives at 913 Sixth Avenue.
The council heard a response from Tom Minery of Burgess & Neiple, the city’s environmental contractor, who said asbestos removal occurred before demolition and that the crushed gravel on site was tested…
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