[CPEO-BIF] Site Management at Mott Haven Campus, Bronx, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

[Since I'm quoted in this article, I would like to clarify two  
points: First, there is no information to indicate that the school is  
unsafe. Rather, there is an absence of data to confirm that it is  
safe. Second, I am attending, not hosting the meeting this week. - LS]


Toxic groundwater makes Mott Haven school site unsafe for kids,  
teachers and residents argue

BY Corinne Lestch
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 26, 2011

Though a recent court ruling states the School Construction Authority  
has to provide a long-term environmental review after a long legal  
battle concerning the Mott Haven campus, community members say it's  
too little, too late.

A long legal battle between the Department of Education and the Mott  
Haven community over contamination beneath a school site may have  
finally come to an end, but teachers and residents charge the complex  
is still a tainted mess.

About two weeks ago, a unanimous decision came down from the Bronx  
Supreme Court Appellate Division mandating that the School  
Construction Authority provide a plan for the long-term maintenance  
and monitoring of soil and groundwater before starting construction.

Too late for the sprawling Mott Haven Campus, which opened last  
September: an environmental consultant said the pressure gauges set  
in place to show the system is preventing contamination underneath  
the school are not working, and water is leaking onto the gym floor.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/ 
2011/07/26/2011-07-26_school_a_toxic_mess_mott_haven_site_is_unsafe_for_ 
kids_say_teachers__residents.html

You may need to cut and paste the link.

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, 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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