[CPEO-BIF] Lawsuit over Mott Haven campus, the Bronx, NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

CITY SUED OVER SCHOOL PLAN FOR TAINTED LAND

By DAVID ANDREATTA
New York Post
April 7, 2007

A coalition of South Bronx community groups sued yesterday to stop the 
city from building what would be New York's largest school complex ever 
- on contaminated ground.

The organization claims the city has failed to live up to a deal to 
adhere to recommendations made by an environmental consultant for the 
$235 million plan.

"The city has been willing to take steps to make it a stronger cleanup, 
but it's unfortunately not up to par to the extent that we feel 
comfortable saying the site is safe," said Dave Palmer of New York 
Lawyers for the Public Interest, which filed the suit in Bronx Supreme 
Court.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04072007/news/regionalnews/city_sued_over_school_plan_for_tainted_land_regionalnews_david_andreatta__education_reporter.htm

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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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