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Residents press Ridgewood for dust, noise and traffic protections ahead of Schedler cleanup
Summary
At a public meeting, residents asked for stricter air-monitoring thresholds, real‑time neighborhood alerts, school‑bus route changes and strict truck routing as the village prepares to excavate contaminated fill at the Schedler property; officials described perimeter monitoring, reverse‑911 notifications and police‑managed truck access from Route 17.
Dozens of Ridgewood residents at a village meeting urged officials on Wednesday to firm up protections for air quality, noise and school‑bus safety as the village prepares to remove contaminated fill from the Schedler property.
Residents repeatedly asked whether perimeter monitors will detect both particulates and chemical composition, whether neighbors will receive real‑time alerts and whether truck traffic will be kept off residential streets. "Within six months this area is gonna be contaminated," Dr. Salvo Infantino said, arguing that highway deposition could recontaminate remediated areas.
Matrix and LSRP staff said the air program will prioritize particulate monitoring and include…
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