Wowee! Jack's got a pack of trouble!
Did Edgewood intentionally use cheap, contaminated fill in housing projects?
According to one news story in the Star-Ledger on March 1, 2006, an anonymous tip led the DEP into investigating the use of contaminated fill from the old Ford plant in Edison at one of Edgewood's building sites, and it turns out that not only is that one using this tainted fill, but at least four other developments in the state are tainted.
As it stands, Ford insists that it warned Edgewood that the fill was contaminated, and Edgewood denies it knew. For further information on this story, check out New Housing with Tainted Concrete from the March 1 Star-Ledger. I'm telling ya, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Ford is CYAing itself by cleaning up the fill at the construction sites, and the illustrious Senator Bob Smith, Jack Morris' lawyer, has stated it is Ford's fault. Oh, yeah, Bob? We want to see concrete proof!
As it stands, Ford insists that it warned Edgewood that the fill was contaminated, and Edgewood denies it knew. For further information on this story, check out New Housing with Tainted Concrete from the March 1 Star-Ledger. I'm telling ya, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy! Ford is CYAing itself by cleaning up the fill at the construction sites, and the illustrious Senator Bob Smith, Jack Morris' lawyer, has stated it is Ford's fault. Oh, yeah, Bob? We want to see concrete proof!
Ford says it has receipts for the sale of the non-contaminated concrete to Edgewood and also for the tainted stuff, too. I want to know what was the weight of both purchases, and what was the combined weight removed from the building projects? Did the total weight exceed the weight of the non-tainted stuff that was purchased? Mmmmmmmmmmmm.....