ICYMI: Brentwood Officials, Residents Call For Reopening of Roberto Clemente Park

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in West Islip Patch:

BRENTWOOD, NY - Local officials and residents came together on Wednesday to demand the reopening of Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood.

Legislator Monica R. Martinez (D-9 th LD), Samuel Gonzalez, a longtime Brentwood resident, union president and Town Board candidate, and a coalition of community leaders held a conference in front of the padlocked chain linked fence to demand the Town of Islip to reopen the park on Wednesday afternoon.

The park was shut down after it was discovered that garbage had been illegally dumped in the park in 2014.

During the eight-month investigation, dangerous toxins, including Colbalt, Dieldrin and Asbestos, were found at the park.

Last year, a local resident started a petition for the Town of Islip officials to reopen the park which claimed the Town of Islip, in partnership with Roberto Clemente Jr. claimed that the town was "going to make sure the park was reopened soon" and be the "best park in the town."

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