More Contaminated Soil Found On Main Street In Downtown Salisbury Maryland
Anyone visiting or passing through the Downtown area of Salisbury have seen the massive revitalization construction. Mayor Day ran into a very unexpected and expensive snag with the MDE when they realized there was contaminated soil at Main Street and Rt. 13. It was estimated the disposal of that soil came to an additional $800,000.00 to get rid of at the Wicomico Landfill, $60.00 a ton. Well all of a sudden as they started another phase towards the Chamber of Commerce, they came across another snag where they once again found more contaminated soil. However, this time there's an even bigger mystery, WHERE'S THE SOIL GOING? It certainly isn't going to the Wicomico Landfill. Hopefully it isn't being spread out somewhere as fill dirt and everyone on the Shore better think twice before they take any loads from the City or their Contractor. If it smells funny, don't let them dump it!
Where are the logs of where its being transported? How about the testing results of what contaminants it has? Simple pre-construction or pre-bid soil borings could have shown this prior to opening the existing ground and beginning construction only to put it all on hold and ask for an almost $1 million dollar change order (taxpayers money?). 0-15 feet depending need sampled to assess hazardous substances. I'm sure MDE, FEMA, etc should be involved on why this was overlooked.
Not only that but the businesses near these construction areas are taking a beating due to poor planning and regulations/requirements that were overlooked. Put a clause in or Change Order to pay some of the losses they're taking. Want to improve downtown but everyone's losing business and some on brink of barely staying open and we wonder why there's a new shop there every other month.
If the soil is contaminated already, why do they have to move it. When was is contaminated? Why can't they leave it? There are no wells downtown. No one will be playing in the dirt. Why move it. if it hasn't hurt anyone in - what 50 years- why do anything other than pave it over? One more way government regulations get in the way of progress.
@9:36 how do you know its not hurting anyone. Hot spot for contaminants that get into the river and we moan and complain the water is disgusting. Yes lets cover up an issue that was previously covered up only to complain about it later. Let me know how many projects and construction that could help the City but not funded and backed by them gets overlooked or approved for this stuff.
Man, in the 60's there were service stations from Rt.13 corners, (Kelly-Williams) right back West through Main Street on nearly every corner including the parking lot beside the library. Ware's Flying A, with the Ford dealership and Montgomery Wards also out back. You could drill for oil downtown.
That whole are from 13 up through Fitzwater st is toxic!! Ask the mayors office how in the hell they ever got approval to build the infamous section 8 housing on Fitzwater. That whole area is a toxic dump. Tilghman fertilizer destroyed that soil for decades and there's no way in hell it was ALL removed and replaced to pass state federal requirements to build on. NO WAY
It's all the BS spilling out of the GOB and running downhill on Main St. Did you notice how bad a job they did on the area already paved? It looks worse than when they started.
Someone needs to do some video of the construction and put a tail on these trucks leaving with loads of dirt. Soon we will have another Morris Mill Road situation. Cannot find the source of that contamination? Yeah, right. They know who is responsible. Covering someone's azz. That property was owned by Wicomico County at one time. Now the residents are being forced to pay for the water. Maybe that neighborhood needs to hire a private contractor to find the source of contamination.
Anyone know what the contamination is ?
ReplyDeleteWas kidding when said be another 5 years to finish now sounds about right.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the logs of where its being transported? How about the testing results of what contaminants it has? Simple pre-construction or pre-bid soil borings could have shown this prior to opening the existing ground and beginning construction only to put it all on hold and ask for an almost $1 million dollar change order (taxpayers money?). 0-15 feet depending need sampled to assess hazardous substances. I'm sure MDE, FEMA, etc should be involved on why this was overlooked.
ReplyDeleteNot only that but the businesses near these construction areas are taking a beating due to poor planning and regulations/requirements that were overlooked. Put a clause in or Change Order to pay some of the losses they're taking. Want to improve downtown but everyone's losing business and some on brink of barely staying open and we wonder why there's a new shop there every other month.
If the soil is contaminated already, why do they have to move it. When was is contaminated? Why can't they leave it? There are no wells downtown. No one will be playing in the dirt. Why move it. if it hasn't hurt anyone in - what 50 years- why do anything other than pave it over?
ReplyDeleteOne more way government regulations get in the way of progress.
That comes from the old gas stations that were on each corner.
ReplyDelete@9:36 how do you know its not hurting anyone. Hot spot for contaminants that get into the river and we moan and complain the water is disgusting. Yes lets cover up an issue that was previously covered up only to complain about it later. Let me know how many projects and construction that could help the City but not funded and backed by them gets overlooked or approved for this stuff.
ReplyDeleteThey cleaned up the old Tilhman fertilizer property under the cover of dark when they found buried chemical drums.
ReplyDeleteMan, in the 60's there were service stations from Rt.13 corners, (Kelly-Williams) right back West through Main Street on nearly every corner including the parking lot beside the library. Ware's Flying A, with the Ford dealership and Montgomery Wards also out back. You could drill for oil downtown.
ReplyDeleteGOOD. We have been saddled with these regs now smallsbury can have a taste.
ReplyDeleteThat whole are from 13 up through Fitzwater st is toxic!! Ask the mayors office how in the hell they ever got approval to build the infamous section 8 housing on Fitzwater. That whole area is a toxic dump. Tilghman fertilizer destroyed that soil for decades and there's no way in hell it was ALL removed and replaced to pass state federal requirements to build on. NO WAY
ReplyDeleteStay back from the trucks removing the soil.
ReplyDeleteIt's all the BS spilling out of the GOB and running downhill on Main St.
ReplyDeleteDid you notice how bad a job they did on the area already paved? It looks worse than when they started.
Someone needs to do some video of the construction and put a tail on these trucks leaving with loads of dirt. Soon we will have another Morris Mill Road situation. Cannot find the source of that contamination? Yeah, right. They know who is responsible. Covering someone's azz. That property was owned by Wicomico County at one time. Now the residents are being forced to pay for the water. Maybe that neighborhood needs to hire a private contractor to find the source of contamination.
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