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School Fields Fiasco
"The reconstruction of the school athletic flids will be at no cost to the taxpayers
whatsoever." --- Dr. Siebert, Former School Superintendent
"As for the groundwater testing required at the fields for the next thirty years, the
DEC will do that."-- Dr. Siebert
"We've gained over two acres at the high school field." -- Dr Siebert
All not true. The issue is not whether mistakes were made, but the fact that the
former School Superintendent and the Board tried to minimize the problems and
mislead the public. This is a matter of trust. We now know some of the answers
to the questions and concerns raised at the start of this fiasco. Some, but not all...
What will the full cost of remediation and testing be? We will never know.
whatsoever." --- Dr. Siebert, Former School Superintendent
"As for the groundwater testing required at the fields for the next thirty years, the
DEC will do that."-- Dr. Siebert
"We've gained over two acres at the high school field." -- Dr Siebert
All not true. The issue is not whether mistakes were made, but the fact that the
former School Superintendent and the Board tried to minimize the problems and
mislead the public. This is a matter of trust. We now know some of the answers
to the questions and concerns raised at the start of this fiasco. Some, but not all...
What will the full cost of remediation and testing be? We will never know.
Update June 29, 2006 - Dirtman Indicted
Anthony Adinolfi, the dirt broker who calls himself "The Dirtman" was charged with violating state environmental
law in the "fill-for-fields" project at Eastchester High School. ... The contract between the district and Dirtman,
which was drawn up on Dirtman's stationery and signed by Siebert in October 2002, was ratified by the
Eastchester school board 13 months later, after the dumping was done. ... Subsequent soil tests found the fill
dirt contained polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, a potential cancer-causing substance that is ubiquitious in
urban soils. The district has since covered the fields with a foot of clean soil under a consent decree with the
state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Anthony Adinolfi, the dirt broker who calls himself "The Dirtman" was charged with violating state environmental
law in the "fill-for-fields" project at Eastchester High School. ... The contract between the district and Dirtman,
which was drawn up on Dirtman's stationery and signed by Siebert in October 2002, was ratified by the
Eastchester school board 13 months later, after the dumping was done. ... Subsequent soil tests found the fill
dirt contained polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, a potential cancer-causing substance that is ubiquitious in
urban soils. The district has since covered the fields with a foot of clean soil under a consent decree with the
state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Update June 29, 2006 - Lawsuit ?
A woman who worked at Greenvale while pregnant in 2003 is claiming that exposure to hazardous and toxic
residents from the lawyers engaged. Click here to view. Regardless of validity, this suit could be very costly to
the district in both lawyers fees and possible future settlement.
A woman who worked at Greenvale while pregnant in 2003 is claiming that exposure to hazardous and toxic
residents from the lawyers engaged. Click here to view. Regardless of validity, this suit could be very costly to
the district in both lawyers fees and possible future settlement.
For more background on the school fields issue, read the following:
Hevesi Audit Faults 'Fill For Fields' Projects In Eastchester, Greenburgh and Valhalla
Schools, Town of Eastchester (NY State Comptroller's Office)
Schools, Town of Eastchester (NY State Comptroller's Office)
Update June 29, 2006 - Eastchester homeowner wants action on sullied soil
Almost two years after the Eastchester schools agreed to remove dirt suspected to be contaminated from Jean
Claude Gillet's backyard, there's no plan to begin the work.
Almost two years after the Eastchester schools agreed to remove dirt suspected to be contaminated from Jean
Claude Gillet's backyard, there's no plan to begin the work.
Update February 2007 - Dirtman Convicted
Adinolfi was convicted of illegally operating a construction and demolition debris landfill on the grounds of the
Eastchester High School and Middle School. And the fine? $25,000. Oh please, what a joke. And as Bob
Siebert rides into the sunset, this community will be left with his legacy.
Click here for details of conviction
'Dirtman' fined $25,000 for Eastchester school dumping (Journal News)
Adinolfi was convicted of illegally operating a construction and demolition debris landfill on the grounds of the
Eastchester High School and Middle School. And the fine? $25,000. Oh please, what a joke. And as Bob
Siebert rides into the sunset, this community will be left with his legacy.
Click here for details of conviction
'Dirtman' fined $25,000 for Eastchester school dumping (Journal News)
compensation resulting from the remediation of the $1.1 million athletic fields." The $600,000 the District won in
experience flooding due to the fields.
Click here for details of settlement
experience flooding due to the fields.
Click here for details of settlement
