Harbor Isle Brownfield To Be Cleaned To Make Way For Condos

After many years of delay, the brownfield site on the southern tip of Harbor Isle is scheduled to be remediated.

The former Cibro Petroleum site, located off Island Parkway South, will be cleaned by the Posillico Development Company, which is planning to build condos on the site.

The plan has been in the works for years, and has been going back and forth due to financial factors, disagreements with the Town of Hempstead over zoning, and more.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Posillico will remove about 29,000 tons of contaminated soil and take it to a facility in Farmingdale to be cleaned. The Island Park site will be refilled with clean soil.

A Community Air Monitoring Plan will be in place during the work will help make sure that particles don't leave the site and spread into the community.

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