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The City of Stamford and the North Stamford Concerned Citizens for the Environment announced they had reached a settlement late Wednesday in a lawsuit over the cleanup and closure of the Scofieldtown landfill.
Under the terms of the settlement, the city will take steps to permanently close the landfill and provide additional testing in the area.
"I am happy the city and the NSCCE can work together toward the final mitigation and closing of the Scofieldtown landfill," Mayor Michael Pavia said in a statement. Stamford and the group "share the common goal of maintaining a safe and healthy environment in North Stamford. ... The parties agreed to make sure that resources were devoted to the investigation and remediation efforts in the area."
North Stamford Concerned Citizens President Karen DeFalco said, "The NSCCE is pleased to have settled this amicably and believe it allows both sides to win."
Former Mayor Dannel Malloy closed Scofieldtown Park, built on part of the former landfill, in May 2009 due to federal Environmental Protection Agency findings of PCBs and other toxins there.
The North Stamford area, also home to the Bartlett Arboretum, relies mostly on private drinking wells. This action will ensure safe drinking water in the future.
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