tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post46553214987854654..comments2024-03-28T13:46:38.346-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: SAVE Gowanus Station: Join Tonight's Candlelight Vigil To Preserve Iconic Neighborhood BuildingKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-15293857845289355342018-04-10T23:28:48.840-04:002018-04-10T23:28:48.840-04:00Ben, there's a toxic migrating tar plume under...Ben, there's a toxic migrating tar plume under that pool. I stopped going to that park ages ago. That pool needs to be dug up, that toxic tar plume needs to be removed. A remnant from when the site was a coal gassification plant.Agnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-52641116122762160002018-04-10T12:10:11.636-04:002018-04-10T12:10:11.636-04:00Katia is right - this is not the zero sum game tha...Katia is right - this is not the zero sum game that some would have you believe.<br /><br />If DEP wasn't so hellbent on ramming its preferred design through and looked at this with an ounce of creativity, the pools and park would be left alone, the tank would be built (adding open space) and Gowanus Station would be saved. The proposed tank and headhouse need to be reconfigured to make this happen. <br /><br />The vigil is about making sure the EPA and Public Design Commission get that message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-41734825401772229532018-04-10T11:00:54.217-04:002018-04-10T11:00:54.217-04:00Ben, the community really could have it all if the...Ben, the community really could have it all if the DEP thought outside of the box and listened to the community.<br />For the more than half a billion dollars DEP is spending on taking the land by eminent domain and to build an 8 million gallon tank with headhouse, the agency should have enough money left over to incorporate the old building AND give us additional park space.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484246196723019291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-31018581756930797072018-04-10T10:47:18.009-04:002018-04-10T10:47:18.009-04:00Come on, guys! I'm all for preserving the char...Come on, guys! I'm all for preserving the character of Gowanus but this one seems silly to fight for. It's not that special of a building. Plus, the alternative -- making way for the CSO tanks by digging up the public pool and park across the street where thousands of children play every summer and all year round -- is way worse! I generally fall into the "let's preserve our neighborhood" camp (for example: the old school house in President Street, which is both a magnificent building and has historical importance), but this one just seems like a lot of pointless grandstanding. Ben U.noreply@blogger.com