ICYMI: Islip Officials Award Contract to Bay Shore Company to Begin Cleanup of Roberto Clemente Park

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

The Town of Islip recently announced that they have awarded a contract to a Bay Shore-based company to begin restoring the grounds of Roberto Clemente Park, which has been shut down since 2014 due to illegal dumping.

Out of the nine companies that submitted bids, the Islip Town Board unanimously voted last month to approve the contract to Watral Brothers for $523,244.

In December, the removal of materials at Roberto Clemente Park was completed and met the requirements of the State DEC and the Town. In additional, the State DEC has approved the Town’s restoration plan for the former soccer field area.

The first stage of the project will involve bringing in soil, used to restore the original gradient of the park, which will finally allow further development to continue.

The work will be constantly supervised by the Town to ensure that the park is restored efficiently and safely.

“The Town is moving ahead with plans to return this park back to our communities as quickly as possible, while ensuring that any work is completed to our exacting standards,” Supervisor Angie Carpenter said. “As the backfill portion of the restoration is proceeding, we are looking ahead to the other projects for Roberto Clemente Park, including the Spray Park, whose funding has been secured by Assemblyman Phil Ramos.”

In 2015, six officials were charged with several different crimes including: conspiracy, two counts of official misconduct, three charges of reckless release of an acutely hazardous substance into the environment, two counts third and fourth degree endangering, and one count of operating an illegal solid waste management facility that causes the release of more than 70 cubic yards of solid waste into the environment, according to the DA.

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