NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Commissioner WTC Update for 10/2/01
Park City
South Battery Park areas are still in the cleanup stage. These areas include various
1 Streets and sidewalks, parking lots, ball fields and the promenade.
Completed inspections of roof lop.'’of buildings. Cleanup work will entail extensive
ri.I IL 'ftd use of vac trucks. Discussed plaid of action and whediet th.^ is something v.t
want t«« undeitake wito EPA. Timeframe.' lo complete will be e.Kteii&ivc, EPA has pass'.-k
on thp i^sue to the .Vmy Corp of Engineers. Does not look to positive.
37? South end ave
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debn i> len >»ed from g^tev j.y tower J v.ju J ' wtifed tha^ facade end
inside areaj must be cleaned otherwiss they will spread contaminates h the imiaediato
area.
Pad! Ci^’ feeif tmftts by pasting signs’ in Gateway Plasa
infonhing lesideuts tot ail que5tk>as wnceiniu^ ht,d'lh and reoccupancy should be
directed to Paul Bennett at Pier 92. Fer the memo dated iO/2 from OEM, all questions
eoiiceming environmental issues will be directed lo the EPA which is now the lead
agency on these issues,
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*OEM & DEP to meet at 6‘45ain on 10/2 to give OEM represenative a tour of Gateway
Owners of Gateway Plaza no longer want to maintain their agreement in having
tenants enter the complex through the promendade via SouthEnd Ave, and Albany Street.
This access way was cleaned and cleared for the public access to the Gateway Plaza, On
iQ/2, Battery Park City owners have s;x)rdoned off the promenade &om entry to their
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tenants according to DERTA and DEP OEM observation. In addition, they have been I i
giving access through Liberty and South End Ave which has not been cleaned and is at 3J
ground zero. DEP will identify the i.ssues to OEM ahd maintain it's position in permitting
public entry only through the ureas that have been cleaned and cleared. In addition, OEM
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will be adi/ised that consideration of moving the decontamination v/ash station and
checkpoint at South End Ave and Albany is inadvisable. Suck amove will open Battery
Park City South to recontamination with asbe.$tos containing debris. OEM will be advised
of the 10/2 memo issued from Iheh office now identifying the EPA as the lead agency on
these issues.
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