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Residents press board for answers on 335 Washington Ave. soil testing and gym‑floor repairs
Summary
Residents asked the board to explain repeated soil testing at the former King Aluminum site (335 Washington Ave.) and requested details about a $8,850 gym‑floor repair quote; the superintendent said he would follow up with specifics.
Several residents used the meeting’s public‑comment periods to press the board for more information about two facilities and real‑estate matters: a proposed gym‑floor repair at 335 Union Avenue and ongoing soil testing at the former King Aluminum / King’s property, 259 Washington Avenue.
Michael Sheldon, a resident, asked the board to “please inform me and the rest of the community exactly the nature of the repair work” related to an $8,850 quote from Jack Devine Gym Floors for 335 Union Avenue. When asked by the board for details, Superintendent Eric Alfonso said facility staff described “some scratching to the floor” and the administration had engaged a vendor to assess and repair the damage.
Sheldon also called the board’s attention to multiple earlier contracts and invoices for environmental work at the former King Aluminum site. Citing items on past board agendas, he listed prior payments to a consultant identified as Environmental Logic LLC for a series of services (geophysical surveys, soil borings, delineation sampling and other testing) and said the total of those earlier payments exceeded $66,000. He asked why the district was now hiring a new company to repeat testing and requested the board table the current contract until the administration explained the need for additional sampling.
Vincent Frantantoni added that he believed the district had purchased the property in April 2022 and said that as a contractor he would expect prior environmental work to have identified underground tanks given the site’s history as a gas station. He called for clearer public answers about why new testing was required.
Superintendent Alfonso replied that he would “look into it” and provide a direct response to Sheldon and the public. He acknowledged the resident’s request for more specific details and said he did not want to “misrepresent” what was in the past reports. The board did not take action on the public‑comment request during the meeting; administration was asked to follow up with the questioners.
