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Collinsville playground project delayed after soil test finds contamination; town identifies abandoned underground tank
Summary
Work at the Collinsville/Tucker Field playground project paused after sampling detected benzoprene near the former school demolition site. Township officials say Green Acres and an LSRP are involved; an underground 3,000‑gallon oil tank was found but contained no oil.
Morris Township officials said on April 16 that work on the Collinsville playground and Tucker Field reconstruction is delayed after environmental sampling found elevated levels of a hydrocarbon compound near the former school demolition area.
"It came back for a chemical called benzoprene, which is from when the school was originally demolished there," Township Administrator Tim Quinn said. He said the township received final approval for a licensed site remediation professional (LSRP) from Green Acres and that…
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