2006 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 11 Aug 2006 23:50:48 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: [CPEO-IRF] Contentious South Weymouth (MA) meeting
 
Tempers fly during air base hearing

By Ed Baker
Rockland Mariner (MA)
August 11, 2006

A public hearing to review how the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station will be redeveloped and designed under a series of proposed regulations turned into a spirited discussion about contaminants and water usage.

Weymouth resident Peter Scannell said South Shore Tri-Town Development Corporation needs to detail plans to protect families against contaminants left in the site’s soil by the Navy in its proposed regulatory frameworks.

"We have not heard a single word that will protect families coming to the site," Scannell said during the Tuesday night hearing. "That site has four deadly toxins known to man. That should be included in the regulatory frameworks."

The contaminants on the base consist largely of lead, aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, PCB’s dioxins, pesticides and cleaning solvents. These elements are found in varying amounts in approximately 41 locations.

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For the entire article, see
http://www2.townonline.com/rockland/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=555430

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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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