TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Shirley K. Turner, Barbara Buono and Bob Smith that would require that local governments be notified any time a hazardous site remediation is performed within the boundaries of the municipality was approved by both houses of the Legislature today, clearing the way for its enactment.
“It boggles the mind to think that that this type of communication doesn’t automatically occur,” said Senator Turner, D-Mercer. “But after it took six months for DEP to let Hamilton Township know that contaminated concrete had been used in construction at the American Metro office complex, it became clear that the Legislature had to require such notices. When it comes to environmental contamination, we can’t take any short cuts in addressing the problem and protecting residents from health dangers.”