tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post1358176060901173605..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Solution To A Problem Or Problem To A Solution? Community Left Wondering About EPA's Gowanus Canal Settlement Agreement With New York CityKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-13016289849175166632016-04-28T14:33:08.943-04:002016-04-28T14:33:08.943-04:00What are the chances the city is considering purch...What are the chances the city is considering purchasing 233-239 Nevins, currently for sale for $24MM? 24,000 SF maybe not big enough?<br /><br />http://awayerealty.com/ListingDetail/499423-233--239-Nevins-Street,-Brooklyn-NY-11231?backag=767<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-64044925659109545922016-04-27T16:32:02.136-04:002016-04-27T16:32:02.136-04:00KATIA HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TOO?
EXCLUSIVE: CLEANUP ...KATIA HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TOO?<br /><br />EXCLUSIVE: CLEANUP DATE FOR GOWANUS CANAL PUSHED BACK SEVERAL YEARS<br />http://abc7ny.com/news/exclusive-cleanup-date-for-gowanus-canal-pushed-back/1309021/CAROLE g.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-57238501972211378312016-04-27T16:26:29.684-04:002016-04-27T16:26:29.684-04:00Katia,
It is clear the EPA was forced to cave in t...Katia,<br />It is clear the EPA was forced to cave in to the city. Perhaps lawsuits were threatened. Whatever.<br /><br />What should have been a speedy and safe Superfund Clean-Up for PUBLIC HEALTH and SAFETY <br />has quickly spun out of control as land-use issues (the Double D pool, the parkland, etc) have clouded the stage and a wide array of people with vested interests have dominated the discussions.<br /><br />Now eminent domain with the idea of possible seizing MORE THAN A COUPLE of properties is on the table for no good reason except that the City "thinks" it is a sensible solution.<br /><br />Face it, The City of New York has never had the public health of the Gowanus community as a top priority and never will. <br />That job is for EPA to do. That is why the EPA is here after all.<br />But, when the EPA is hampered and threatened as it has been by the usual NYC politics, the winners are the greediest among us, and the losers are the residents and the surrounding community, BOTH OLD and NEW of this dangerously contaminated waterway.<br /><br />Oh for a moment's clarity! <br />Does it really make sense to let the public suffer longer with this chemical contamination? Of course not. <br />Let us pray Walter comes to his senses STAT!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-30893808114597288812016-04-27T06:08:47.354-04:002016-04-27T06:08:47.354-04:00Just build the tanks. Sooner than later. Just build the tanks. Sooner than later. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-65815899490066673322016-04-26T15:24:18.612-04:002016-04-26T15:24:18.612-04:00The map in your 5th image above marks the best sol...The map in your 5th image above marks the best solution with the red line rectangles. <br />-----The rank under the pool where the land we be dug out for multiple reasons, <br />-----and the staging site just to the south on the block that is currently for sale.<br /><br />This would meet the ROD requirements, clean out the toxic parkland, and allow the thriving businesses to flourish along side the new business development that the Alloy folks want to pursue to bring 2000 jobs into an area. <br /><br />And best of all the city's objectives to expand public open space for local residents would happen without any exorbitant cost or time delays because of the piece of property they offered to donate on their site.<br /><br />Why is there any debate on this? Where is the environmental justice issue behind a cleanup plan that removes toxic land and leaves the community with an expanded park and an new swimming pool? Would the EPA please explain their reason for accepting such claim?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-81304034574821317122016-04-26T15:18:44.960-04:002016-04-26T15:18:44.960-04:00So, to be clear, the EPA, staffed with professiona...So, to be clear, the EPA, staffed with professionals and accomplished individuals in their field, whose only job it is to ensure the public safety, has reviewed a plan and deemed it in the public interest. And a few community members, of qualifications varying from none to minimal, have "concerns".<br /><br />I know which side smells like the canal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com