Ledge Road Landfill

The Ledge Road Landfill, a 25.8 acre parcel, is located west of Ledge Road, northeast of the I-93/I-495 interchange. The former landfill was closed to waste disposal in 1973. During the 1980s, the Town constructed Deyermond Field, consisting of two ball fields and a soccer field. The remaining portion serves as a municipal public works yard. The Comprehensive Site Assessment determined that the site had no significant impact on human health or safety. Further expansion of fields is in development for 2007-2008. A repository of information for the project is available at the Andover Board of Health.

See

• Town of Andover Homepage-Ledge Road Landfill
• "The problem was placed in a red bag," Andover Townsman, February 21, 1974, p. 3.
• "Residents worry about landfill study. Town consultant: Site is safe," Andover Townsman, November 24, 2005, p. 1.
• "Landfill watchdog seeks proper capping, use," Andover Townsman, December 1, 2005, p. 1.
• "Report says water around landfill ok," Andover Townsman, February 9, 2006, p. 4.
• "$500,000 sought for landfill cap studies," Eagle Tribune, April 21, 2006.
• "More cash into landfill: Next year town will seek $5.5 million more for cap," Andover Townsman, May 4, 2006.
• "Delay: Landfill under wetlands," Andover Townsman, July 13, 2006, p. 1.
• "Old landfill will be capped, ballfields built," Eagle Tribune, July 19, 2006, p. 3.
• "Landfill Progress: Town to take swing at more fields," Andover Townsman, July 20, 2006, p. 2.
• "Capping landfill will not mean more fields," Andover Townsman, December 13, 2007, p. 1.
• "Landfill closing: New plan, more money," Andover Townsman, January 10, 2008, p. 1.
• "State: More tests needed on arsenic near landfill," Andover Townsman, March 20, 2008, p. 1.
• "$7.4M approved to cap landfill: State orders work to be done," Eagle Tribune, May 1, 2008, p. 1.

• "Town Meeting voted: What happens now: When landfill capped, town wants fields on Blanchard Street," Andover Townsman, May 8, 2008, p. 1.

• "Landfill recap still two-plus years away," Andover Townsman, August 7, 2008, p. 1.

--Glenda 10:40, January 26, 2007 (EST)

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