2004 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 3 Sep 2004 05:52:34 -0000
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: Mountain View development near TCE plume
 
City says project needs TCE liner 
Developers interested in building in area near toxic plume 

By Jon Wiener 
Mountain View Voice (CA)
September 3, 2004

Despite the site's proximity to carcinogenic chemicals in northeast
Mountain View's ground water and toxics in the air, developers
approached the city council on Tuesday to build a new condominium
complex. 

The city council responded by approving the project, with the condition
that Palo Alto-based Mozart Development Company install a protective
vapor barrier. 

The site under discussion, 555 Clyde Ave., is a former agricultural site
a few blocks from several toxic ground water plumes. 

Mozart Development applied to the council for permission to create a
unique style of development intended to provide independent-minded
business owners with affordable office space. Its plans include six
office-condominiums at the abandoned lot near the city boundary, where
there is currently a large 55,000-square-foot building that has sat
empty for three years. 

...

for the entire article, see
http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2004/2004_09_03.index.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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