Revoldt, who was chairman of the council's property committee when the Milini lease was approved, testified yesterday that no one involved with the lease knew about the contamination. He also testified, however, that Senff and retired Water Superintendent Tom Allen reported directly to city Administrator John Boyajian at the time of the dumping, when the Milini lease was signed and when Revoldt asked Boyajian to launch an investigation into rumors of the dumping. While Chufar, Revoldt and retired city Finance Director V. Margaret Loretto testified before Common Pleas Judge Richard D. Reinbold Jr. yesterday, environmental engineers drilled for soil samples at the well field as part of an October 2000 consent order signed by the EPA and the city. Electromagnetic scans of the field last week confirmed the presence of metal. If soil contamination is found, water samples will also be taken.
Testing is scheduled to continue through tomorrow.
Testimony in the trial resumes at 9 a.m. today. The Beacon Journal Publishing Co.