Breaking News: "Contaminated" Soil Cleanup Costs Skyrocket 600%

Was it not Sir Walter Scott who said, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!

DaTruthSquad has uncovered unbelievable news regarding da situation in Manalapan and da cleanup of contaminated soil on da Dreyer Patch that led to da legal malpractice lawsuit against da Mosked man, and of course, included in that very same lawsuit da attempts to take da First Amendment of da Constitution and bury that in that "contaminated" soil!

Here’s da story….

On September 26, Mr. Rosman wrote what daTruthSquad calls "da shot heard 'round New Jersey for his brilliant editorial entitled, “Legal case is costing town, but how much?” In it, not only does he question da case now da talk of North America and Europe called, “Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man," he asks da hard questions to not only da Mosked man, but also to David Weeks, one of da Gang of Three’s 4 – count ‘em – 4 attorneys according to Rosman's count involved with Manalapan Township handle this “land-deal-gone-bad” case, and Manalapan Township engineer Greg Valesi.

Remember, it was Mr. Rosman who first uncovered that 4 – count ‘em – 4 attorneys were involved to handle this “land deal gone bad” case.

Please read carefully da following, including Rosman’s startling conclusions and da statements made by Valesi in da Rosman editorial:

“It was only a few months ago that a figure of $18,000 was being floated around in conjunction with the remediation project, and only a few weeks ago that a figure of $50,000 was cited by a (unnamed) municipal official. Now the amount for the cleanup work is tens of thousands of dollars higher.”

“Manalapan has a contaminated piece of property that has to be cleaned up. Township engineer Greg Valesi told me (Rosman) on Sept. 20 his best estimate for that work is now between $80,000 and $115,000, including the remediation work and engineering fees. He said, "I am trying to minimize costs for everyone involved."

Rosman said of Valesi in his editorial da following - "he (Valesi) has not done any work related to the Manalapan vs. Moskovitz case and will not do so if asked by the Township Committee."

While it is nice to see that Valesi is “trying to minimize costs for everyone involved," as Rosman said Valesi is quoted, apparently he may have to cut some corners, because he’s not getting anywhere close to that amount of money!

First, follow this quote timeline from da Rosman editorial:

1. “It was only a few months ago that a figure of $18,000.”

2. “Only a few weeks ago that a figure of $50,000 was cited by a (unnamed) municipal official.”

3. “Valesi told me on Sept. 20 his best estimate for that work is now between $80,000 and $115,000.”

The timeline shows Manalapan’s soil remediation work and engineering fees went from just $18,000 to $115,000 in da span of a few months? Why? What caused this huge spike in costs?

Before you ponder that question, ponder this – in Back Page Barratta’s report entitled, “Committee OKs bonding for soil remediation” dated September 12, da town (and no retractions to-date) has already bonded $50,000 for that very same soil remediation job!

“Township Administrator Tara Lovrich said $50,000 will cover the costs associated with soil remediation work Manalapan will undertake on land that was purchased in order to expand the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522.”

So, a few months ago da costs to clean things up was $18,000, and Administrator Lovrich bonded da cost to da taxpayers at $50,000. Why did Manalapan Township engineer Greg Valesi say in Rosman’s editorial, speaking to Rosman exactly 8 days after da Barratta story hit front lawns - that da costs would be “now between $80,000 and $115,000?”

Riddle me this Batman:

If Valesi is correct, then why did his boss, Township Administrator Tara Tiara only bond for $50,000 (not including interest on that money) before September 12?

If da cost is only $50,000, then why does Valesi claim da costs to be much more? Remember Rosman's editorial, “Valesi told me on Sept. 20 his best estimate for that work is now between $80,000 and $115,000."

If Valesi is right, where is da extra $65,000 he says it will cost to clean up da Dreyer Patch coming from?

If Lovrich is right, and da cost is $50,000 as she bonded for with taxpayer money, then why are Valesi's numbers so inflated?

Is da soil remediation work $50,000 and da engineering fees $65,000?

If da costs are $115,000, then where will da difference come from?

I’m sure da taxpayers of Manalapan, da folks footing da bill for “Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man” would like to know.

DaTruth is, this is a classic example of either da right hand, paid for by taxpayer money, doesn't know what da left hand, also paid with taxpayer money is doing, or it's taxpayer-paid town officials running amok.

Prior to September 12, Township Administrator Tara Lovrich is reported (no retraction to-date) in da Barratta story to have bonded $50,000 for da soil remediation job, da very job that led to da lawsuit, “Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man.” Then, 8 days after that story first appeared on people’s wet lawns, Snoozer editor Mark Rosman reports, “It was only a few months ago that a figure of $18,000,” and then “Only a few weeks ago that a figure of $50,000 was cited by a (unnamed) municipal official.” Then Township Engineer Greg Valesi tells Rosman during a September 20 interview da costs would be “now between $80,000 and $115,000?”

Was da Barratta story inaccurate? Were Back Page's facts wrong? If so, why no retraction to-date?

DaTruth is here and it is irrefutable – How could da costs increase to clean up da Dreyer Patch nearly 600% according to Valesi's estimates in da span of a few months, yet da town only bond for da cost at half of what da Township engineer Greg Valesi says to da Snoozepaper 8 days after da bond is announced!

Mayor Andy Boy, Deputy Mayor Queen, Township Attorney Carolina "Da First Amendment didn't mean to provide for anonymous bomb throwing" MachoGrande, Township Engineer Greg “Senor Soil” Valesi, Township Administrator Tara Tiara, it looks as though you all have some explaining to do.

And, “For All Da Taxpayers,” each of you taxpayer-paid employees have da responsibility to da taxpayers who pay your salaries to answer da questions before you.

To all da TruthTellers - da next Manalapan Township Committee meeting is Wednesday December 12. During the Open Public Session, ask da Gang of Three, Mr. Valesi, or Senorita Lovrich about these costs and why da numbers according to township officials increased 600%! Ask to know if Mr. Rosman's editorial was right or wrong. Ask to know daTruth from your elected officials.

Just tell them "daTruthSquad sent ya."

Is there possible deception here on da part of a township official? Did da township engineer not know da town had already put a price on da Dreyer Patch cleanup? Why did costs increase over 600% by Valesi’s calculations from just a few months prior? Why did Valesi say “he has not done any work related to the Manalapan vs. Moskovitz case and will not do so if asked by the Township Committee?”

Are cartoon characters running this town?

Finally, daTruthSquad proudly announces da Snoozepaper’s Mark Rosman will be knighted an honorary TruthTeller for his investigative journalism that led to this startling discovery.

Congratulations Mr. Rosman, becoming a TruthTeller is always more advantageous than hanging a BaconHead on your wall!

You da taxpayers deserve to know - And that’s daTruth!