IS 3311 MAIN STREET HARTFORD'S "NEWHALLVILLE"

I have received quite a few calls and inquiries today asking what the soil contamination I posted about yesterday actually means for residents in the area.

The honest answer is "I don't know" . I am not sure anyone can answer that question and at this point, since neither the MDC or the City of Hartford  are sharing the information they have.

This is clearly an incident where Mayor Segarra and members of the City Council need to step up and demand answers , immediately. If mayor Segarra is serious about turning his administration around, is there any better way than taking potential environmental contamination seriously and addressing it head on, no matter where it leads.

One source compared the potential contamination scope to that of Newhallville in Hamden. That contamination covered a large area and required huge amounts of contaminated soil to be removed.
Again, since no one is talking or revealing the test boring reports, it is hard to tell what the potential is.

Any soil contamination is clearly a  potential hazard, even as far as people that may have vegetable gardens or fruit trees growing in the area.

To read more about Newhallville and their cleanup efforts, click here

In the meantime, several others have begun looking into this matter, including the Coalition for Environmental Justice, the DEEP, and several new organizations, so answers will hopefully be coming soon