Gloucester City to Receive Approximately $1.5 Million for Landfill Project

The fill is coming from the construction site of the WalMart store being built in Somerdale.

At the September 30 Council meeting Solicitor John Kearney said the agreement calls for a payment of $8 per ton. It will be used as capping material for a City project at the AMSPEC property along the river.

Almost $1.5 million is expected to be realized from the approximately 55,000 tons of dirt.

Developers are expected to receive 25 percent of that, which will be used to go back into the City project. The monies are expected to be used to fund demolition and remediation work that is subject to Department of Environmental Protection standards.