WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) — A group called Citizens for a Clean
Wausau has pushed for testing of Riverside Park. The group is concerned about
possible dioxin contamination in the soil.
In July the Parks and Recreation Committee requested a plan
from REI engineering to take soil samples at the park.
Tuesday the firm brought it’s proposal back to the
committee. It specified six locations to draw soil samples from across
Riverside Park.
Tom Killian, a spokesperson for Citizens for a Clean Wausau,
voiced disapproval over the initial plan at the meeting.
“In its current
state, this would not be recognized as sufficient, acceptable or legitimate as
a testing plan,” said Killian.
Killian’s comments prompted several tense exchanges during
the meeting.
“I feel like this has
gone around and round and round for a number of meetings,” said Jamie Polley,
Director of the Marathon County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department.
“And now we’ve come to another proposal and Mister Killian is picking it apart.”
Polley went on to ask for specific soil sample location
recommendations from Citizens for a Clean Wausau.
“I’m, frankly,
growing very fatigued of this constant hashing over something,” said committee
member David Nutting. “We either will do something, but finance is really going
to draw the conclusion. Finance is going to say whether they’ll spend the money
and do this or not. That’s what it really comes down to.”
Killian later told the committee he felt he was being
“castigated” and seemingly attacked.
“We presented three
zones of testing. We presented the depth. We recommended the testing. We even
went so far as to recommend the specific EPA method of dioxin testing. This was
done in great detail and I know it was in depth,” said Killian. “So perhaps you
missed some of those things Miss Polley.”
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