Read the full article by David Hunt (New Hope Free Press)
“Residents continue fighting the proposed Lambertville High School Development Plan and make their options heard on the site in the city.
In addition to public outcry against the redevelopment plan, the site now faces a new hurdle: forever chemicals on the site. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, commonly known as PFAS chemicals, were found on Connaught Hill, which is where 200 housing units were planned to be built.
PFAS chemicals can contaminate the water supplies and have been linked to certain types of cancers.
After a positive PFAS test was administered by city officials, Mayor Andrew Nowick recommended at August’s City of Lambertville Council meeting that residents of the surrounding Connaught Hill area get their wells tested.”…