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Mayor: park remediation continues; additional outside sampling required before closure
Summary
City reported ongoing soil removal and clean‑fill placement at the park; additional eco‑sampling outside park boundaries is required by state review, and staff and LSRPs are preparing supplemental reports to submit by year‑end.
Lambertville — City officials provided an update on remediation work at the park, saying most contaminated soil inside the park has been removed and clean fill is being placed, but additional ecological sampling outside the park boundary is required by state reviewers before the project can be closed out.
The mayor said city staff and the Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) are working with Green Acres and state reviewers on additional testing primarily along canal banks and the back race. That eco‑sampling uses different field methods and analyses, the mayor said, and is necessary to determine whether contaminants have migrated beyond the park.
Council discussed the prospect of an insurance or loss claim to recover costs and compensate for the park’s extended unavailability. The mayor said staff will pursue appropriate recovery channels and aims to submit final paperwork by year‑end so the park can reopen as soon as regulators accept the report.
What happens next: LSRPs will conduct the additional eco‑sampling outside park boundaries; staff will complete the final submission to the state and Green Acres in hopes of closure and reopening before the end of the calendar year.
