Lower Manhattan rebuilding blueprint excerpt, Oct 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document New Task Force Isto Dealrfi With Questions on Air Quality By DIANE CARDWELI misleading tae pudlic, aoout au Responding to the confinuing fear ty in Lower Manhattan and as test- anid confusion over air safety riear dents and advocates, some weanag ground zero, Mayor Michael :R masks ard holding signs that tead Bleomberg yesterday ännounced a "EPA MLA" or "Protect the Liy new task force to coordinate the re ing packed a City Couell beaking • sponse of city agencies and to estab- yesterday. lish a complaint and anformation Advocates said that federal Dphone line about environmental is- cies Tike the EP.A and the Fec Biies in and around the World Trade Emergency. Management AB Iecenter site: should systematically test ande Su Mr. Bloomberg, who made the an- apartments and buildings contami Chouncement with Senator Hllary nated by dust from the World Trade Rodham Chinton during his weekly Center collapse. "Yatl in radio show, sought to assure "Mr. Nadier said that each apart listeners about the safety of the air ment cleaning could cost $10,000-t0 *Gütside of bulldings while adding that $20,000, and estimated the total cast ițe air inside them remained a cause for such a cleanup at sioo maceto ifor concern. $2 billtón "You cant walk downtown ptthout DEPA officials said, thet they tod itipping over an alr quality measure- not taken on the tesponsiblity for indoor atr guatity in the neighbor. -yent, but that doesit mean that everybody is comfortable, and so you hood because they had not beer asked to by FEMA. They added doa tave to assure people and give them *e chance to ask questions, and also there were Orstar ds for tadeor air safety wnider the tederal Clean "fbat is measuring, in all tairness, Air Act, only procedures relating to asbestos rémoval during renovatior OT construction projects. Endoor rcontamination is a prevalent concern. Mrs. Cinton said yesterday that she would seek to change the law to close that gap, "so no matter what- ever nappens win the Jutire, anan made or natural disaster, we will have some responsibilty lodged somewhere for checking indoor air." Jane M. Kenny, the regional ad novtside air" Mr. Bloomberg said. viAnd it's not measuring air in apart- ments or in bulldigs." *oOiicials said toe task lorce, to pe Wun by the city's Ollice, of Emerger- EOy Management, wonld work with perate à hot Ine with employees of de city's Department of Heahh and Department of Enyfronmental cotection avatlableto answer ques- ons about condttions in downtown nhauan, including environmențal it results. 7o The phoneline (212) 221-8635, 55-t0 open on Monday, the six-month mark xpiate terror attack and is to operate *Nlonday trough Friday trom11 am. ito7pi... The annoumcement came as Con éssman ferroid Nadter, who rep nts the areaac mimstrator at the txr A's orâce te New York, said that she was bälfled by Mr. Nadier's charges "E.P.A has done everything that it could, been part of a team to protect the health and safety of the people Lower Manhatianio Asked about phe wordes over air satety, especially doors, anens residerte ne said «j peapie are is somuch fictne Fee She said) with the ciy _as its ownt whích will t on Monday As some yesterday that oжа aрan aud said that ut'a goverament ageney over- inprehensive Clearap er Tisks to thetr health re tori, mained. "The •Maens 977e5 staould not bear the burgen or tna cial expense of making their tr offices and busivenses sale ag Mr. Nadier said. "Six months after the attack it is now clear that EPA is the only NUTimeS 3900 NYC-WTC_000142669