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Residents press La Grange board for answers on Sedgwick Park soil contamination and special-waste costs
Summary
Multiple residents urged trustees to clarify soil testing at Sedgwick Park, alleged elevated mercury levels and asked who will bear special-waste disposal costs and how worker safety and water-main integrity are being protected. The board accepted the comments and directed staff to review and report back.
Residents raised environmental and worker-safety concerns about Sedgwick Park during public comment at the May 11 La Grange board meeting, asking the village to explain special-waste disposal charges, monitoring of a nearby 12-inch water main and intergovernmental arrangements with the Park District.
One public commenter told trustees the Park District’s November 2025 soil-investigation map shows contamination exceeding clean-construction and…
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