BRUNSWICK
The search of Brunswick Town Commons is finished and no munitions debris has been discovered.
Interim Town Manager John Eldridge on Tuesday shared an update by the Navy, which requested the search based on debris found across the street from the Commons at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
The Navy’s contractor, USA Environmental, “found a lot of metal debris, but no munitions-related debris,” according to Eldridge.
A final report on the area will be available in November.
The investigation was to have started Oct. 7 and last up to two weeks. However, it was completed Oct. 10, according to Paul Burgio, BRAC environmental coordinator for the former military base.
There was no further information available Tuesday as to exactly how much debris was discovered, and there was no information as to whether the metal debris came from the former quarry or if it had some other origin.
Eldridge referred further questions to Burgio.
Based in Florida, USA Environmental specializes in locating, removing and disposing unexploded ordnance.
The quarry at the former base was used as a dumping ground for discarded military items and disposal activities, mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. That area lies to the east of Route 123, across from the Town Commons.
The Navy spent the last several years cleaning up small discarded military items from training and disposal activities at the quarry, according to the Navy.
The town granted the Navy permission to search the Town Commons because of the possibility that items could have spread west of Harpswell Road.
The inspection, conducted by teams with metal detectors, was done as a precaution, and the Town Commons remained open during the investigation.
The Town Commons is a 71-acre wooded park used for hiking, dog walking and other activities.
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The search area
THE BRUNSWICK Town Commons is a 71-acre wooded park used for hiking, dog walking and other activities.
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