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July 23, 2011
From Atlantic Yards Watch: a truck leaves the railyard site, gets wheels washed for dust, but dirt remains uncovered; state calls it "isolated incident"
Atlantic Yards Report
As reported by a sharp-eyed Prospect Heights resident on Atlantic Yards Watch, on 7/19/11, at 1:20 pm, a dump truck leaving the railyard site got its wheels washed, but exited without any tarp over the dirt.
That violates the December 2009 Amended Memorandum of Environmental Commitments (text below), a contract signed with the Empire State Development Corporation [ESDC).
Official response?
Yesterday I queried the ESDC regarding what steps or penalties might be taken in response.
"ESD and its consultants are aware of the issue, which appears to be an isolated incident," responded spokeswoman Elizabeth Mitchell. "We have made clear our expectation that these project requirements be strictly enforced to reduce the possibility of violations and have been assured of increased attention to this matter."
That sounds like: if you do it again, we'll slap your wrist, but you're OK for now.
The truck heads out
The wheels are washed
The truck exits, uncovered
Posted by steve at July 23, 2011 10:05 PM