Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Residents of formerly contaminated area in New Jersey still waiting for DEP clearance to sell their homes

February 8, 2008 - A homeowner living near the former Keystone Metal Finishing plant on Humboldt Street has complained to the Town Council that she and her neighbors have yet to receive promised "clean bill of health" letters from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that would enable them to sell their homes.

Their neighborhood became a touchstone of controversy a decade ago when it was discovered that contamination from the old plant had reached neighboring properties.

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