Former Fairfield DPW director sentenced for role in fill pile scandal
Joseph Michelangelo and former DPW Superintendent Scott Bartlett allowed Jason Julian, a Monroe contractor, to operate a facility at a Public Works site, where construction waste material, demolition debris and contaminated substances were disposed of it. The contaminated waste spread at multiple town beaches, ballfields and playgrounds.
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A former Fairfield Department of Public Works director was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the town's fill pile scandal.
Joseph Michelangelo will serve six months in prison. He will also have to serve five years' probation.
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Michelangelo was involved in a scheme that started in 2013. He and former DPW Superintendent Scott Bartlett allowed Jason Julian, a Monroe contractor, to operate a facility at a Public Works site, where construction waste material, demolition debris and contaminated substances were disposed of it.
The contaminated waste spread at multiple town beaches, ballfields and playgrounds.
Several town officials and independent contractors were also involved and have been charged and sentenced.
In addition, Michelangelo will have to contribute to a victim's compensation fund for medical expenses associated with town employees' exposure to the hazardous materials.
