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Must Be Stopped

There is a proposal to put a dangerous incinerator in North Haven adjacent to Universal Drive.

The proposed project of William Gambardella is called “Eco Park.” However, this proposed project is no Eco Park. Instead, it is actually a “Toxic Dump Park.”

Gambardella’s plan includes moving acres of toxic soil out of North Haven and moving it to New Haven. Both sites are very close to the Quinnipiac River and pose a threat to it. Gambardella then plans to cap the toxic wetlands in North Haven and place an incinerator on top of the North Haven property adjacent to Universal Drive.

The state closed the Hartford incinerator last year. That incinerator took care of one-third of Connecticut’s trash, and it also harmed the health of thousands of people in Hartford. Now, Gambardella plans to build an incinerator in North Haven to take trash from all over the state of Connecticut.

Trucks will run all day, bringing the trash onto the site in order to get all the state’s trash into the incinerator, where it will be burned.

Now, Gambardella wants to put a toxic incinerator right next to Universal Drive. What will that do to all the workers who work on Universal Drive? What will it do to the air of North Haven, Hamden, and New Haven?

This project must be stopped before it will ruin Universal Drive, the Quinnipiac River, and the health of the people of North Haven, Hamden, and New Haven.

Nancy Alderman

North Haven