Soil Boring Begins, Then Halts, on Cafritz Property

raised alarm early this week among nearby residents, some of whom were concerned that the developer had jumped the gun on its mixed-use blueprint for the site.

Shortly before noon on Tuesday, several workmen could be seen clearing brush with a chainsaw and maneuvering a large piece of drilling equipment around the densely-wooded section of Riverdale Park.

Cafritz attorney Chip Reed first said he was unaware of any heavy machinery on the scene, but after looking into the matter, Reed called back to report that the developer's geotechnical team was indeed conducting soil borings.

"It's mainly to understand the consistency of the soil," Reed said.

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