Physical_Language144 t1_isjpro3 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 2:41 PM

Reply to comment by joelekane in Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction of Skyscraper; Developer Says ‘Just a Temporary Roadblock’ by kapuasuite

There are also 2 elementary schools facing the site. Not sure if this was raised in the complaint, but at least at one of the schools they are unable to open the windows in an attempt to minimize exposure - I think complaints about making sure the site is as safe as possible is fair in this instance, while attempts to block the development entirely are futile.

joelekane t1_isjscgu wrote on October 16, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Understood.

Just to be clear, as a part of redevelopment under the Brownfield Program the Site is required to develop an environmental remediation plan with review/approval and oversight from both the Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health. This includes the Community Air Monitoring Plan which institutes the continuous air quality monitoring requirements for the Site. Additionally, the Brownfield program requires periods of community review and comment on all these workplans. They send out notices to all neighbors, community boards, schools, elected officials in the area and send them notification that these plans are up for review.

All this is not in defense of the remediation quality at this Site or dismissing their complaints—but rather to say, this is not being done completely in the dark. There is mandatory government oversight of key agencies and community involvement in this process.