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By Magdalene Perez, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.

Nov. 7--STAMFORD -- Eight Stamford state legislators signed a letter this week requesting grant money to address water contamination near the former dump at Scofieldtown Park.

The city has been responding to water contamination in the North Stamford neighborhood since August, when tests found toxic pesticides in private drinking wells on

Hannahs Road and Very Merry Lane. Since then, the city has found hazardous levels of pesticides in 24 wells on five streets.

This week, the Stamford delegation wrote to state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Amey Marrella asking her to meet with the city "on this very important environmental and public health matter."

The state representatives indicated they are eager to pursue grant money that may be available from $16 million the General Assembly set aside in a recent bonding bill.

The message was a follow-up to a letter written by Mayor Dannel Malloy to the commissioner in September. In his letter, Malloy estimated remediation of the park will cost $3 million to $4 million. In addition, the city recently approved $2 million to install public water lines to four streets in the area.

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