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¢ Rebecca Baker, Register Staff December 06, 2000 ' ` {-
Y ' I HAM_DEN —-— Contaminants found in topsoil around `
Hamden Middle School have halted plans for a $19.5 · 1 .
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million expansion and renovation of the building officials Q
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I norm Mem, _ However, students will remain at the middle school because little to no ..
y Wes, ,,,,,,,0 contaminants were found in the air or water inside the building. ‘
Naugam Va"°y "The important thing is we can remain in the buildin " schools
_ F*’i'”°’° C°““‘Y Superintendent Alida Begina said. gl _ V"`;;` l
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~ . Statewide/Regions. A team of health officials and environmental experts announced the results _'_' '·
The Bums, of recent air, soil and water tests at the middle school to parents and
’ I USN,/and teachers who packed the meeting room at the school administration building.
Wealhei érne sogitests began as school ofriciais prepared to expand the school by 75 if ·
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Conmons Complaints from parents and teachers about the air and water in the school
Land deeds brought about another series of tests. .»
( AP ··Th° me The middle school was built in 1954 on top of a landtill that was used as an hi.
Elecdon 2000 industnal waste dump. Plans to b_uild onto the back of the school failed in ` _
s . y Business 1993 after tests revealed contaminants in the ground behind the building. · W.
I * s°°"s Tests of the dirt 2 to 4 feet deep revealed several "hotspots" close to the J 5*
school that_had high levels of lead and organic chemicals, said David Brown, ?mi]§`
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_ I , Special Sections Organic chemicals also were found in some surface soil samples, but not
I P Classmcds enough to pose a health risk, Brown said. _ ’=‘ S ,
I ? Business Directory "There were some hot spots, but they fell within a margin of Safety," he said. él
| iv Subscriptions "Most of the sites were absolutely clean."
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{ P other Publications giecair tests also game back with toil/_vhtotno leyeli oc; pollutagts, gccorjding to
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Ji I * NWS $°¤l’¤h carbon monoxide, sulfur odors, combustible gases, mercury, dust and 13 .
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_ ‘ However, no tests for mold and mildew were conducted because Cormier -
‘ · said he "didn't feel a need" based on the dry atmosphere of the school and
_ the reported symptoms of staff members.
· , Cormier said the school's ventilation system adequately circulates air, but
. · one middle school teacher doubted those Endings. _
. y "Something is in the air that’s making people sick," she said, speaking on the
condition_of anonymity. "My (classroom) windows are nailed shut, and they
Img ,L4` i say the air is fine. How can that be? .
· Several audience members rolled their eyes and shook their heads as
- ·— , TF.? authorities stood at the podium and explained the Endings. -
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— "My daughter is coughing all the time,"‘parent Rich lnzero said. "Teachers
_ . and students are having respiratory problems. I believe they haven’t found .
y - 1 ’ * ; §* ‘ i what’s causing these problems." ‘ . T I ` _ · ·
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R - <;; Other parents greeted the results with skepticism. . '
_ _ "lt seems so bizarre that everything is coming out hunky-dory," said Tracie ‘
DeMaio, a parent of an eighth-grader with asthma. "Just the fact that it’s on
‘ ’ an industrial site is troubling. If you’re going to put money into a school, put it _
on some decent ground," .
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l> Name: John Hill .
T Regarding the story about "Contaminants found in topsoil around Hamden
· Middle School." ln the early 1980s, when it was decided to retum to a 9-12
. high school and close one of the 7-9-junior high schools and have the other
. become a 7-8 middle school, there was much discussion over which school
to close. The school administration, school board, mayor, and town council
of that time, along with their experts, concluded that Sleeping Giant Junior
_ High_School wouldrbe closed and sold and that Michael Whelan Junior High
. ‘ _ School would become the Hamden Middle School. Your newspaper back
· ’ · ` . , Hles, and the back tiles of other area newspapers, should contain articles ,
. and letters to the editor pointing out the major advantaglels of retaining ·` ·
Sleeping Giant JHS. The major objections to Michael elan JHS being
. ‘ retained instead of Sleeping Giant JHS were: location at one end of the· . .
town; building condition; and being built on top of an industrial waste site. ln _ ` ...,
g all cases, thepfticials and experts assured the objectors that their objections
· were groundless and without merit. From this article it would appear that the
‘ · objectors were more accurate than the experts and ofiicials. lt also appears ‘
that now the taxpayers of Hamden will again be paying for the errors of their - —
I` former leaders. John R. Hill, 39 Beverly Road, Hamden 288-2287
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