[CPEO-BIF] Alumax site, Chautauqua County, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Demolition under way on former city plant

By GIB SNYDER
Dunkirk Evening Observer (NY)
January 6, 2009

The last shift of workers punched out more than 15 years ago and now the 
building housing the former Alumax manufacturing plant is coming down. 
At its peak, Alumax employed about 200 people including union and 
management workers.

Cambria Contracting of Lockport won the bid to demolish the building and 
according to Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, it won't cost 
county taxpayers anything.

"The good news is the scrap value of building materials exceeded their 
cost of demolition," Edwards said. "They were able to realize a margin 
which allowed them to pay us $27,000 and they won the bid on those terms."

Edwards said asbestos was removed earlier as part of an agreement with 
Alumax owner Alcoa and DEC Region 9 officials prior to the county 
purchasing the property. The Alumax demolition is expected to be 
finished in 60 days.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/516951.html?nav=5047

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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