[CPEO-BIF] Former Facet-Purolator plant, Elmira Heights, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Heights Residents Hit Speed Bump in Contamination Issue (VIDEO)

Katherine Underwood	
WENY-TV News (Horseheads, NY)
November 10, 2009

ELMIRA HEIGHTS --- Some neighbors in Elmira Heights are dealing with 
possible contamination in their homes that could be dangerous.

While village officials thought they were on the fast track to taking 
care of the problem, they've been sidelined by a government agency.

...

Elmira Heights Mayor Michael Coghlin says he thinks the delay is because 
the EPA received an overwhelming number of calls from local residents 
after the public hearing.

He also says EPA representatives tell him they need to get more funding 
in place to test more homes near the former Facet-Purolator plant.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9149177

--


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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



_______________________________________________
Brownfields mailing list
Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org
http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org