NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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THE ASSEMBLY
STATE OF NEW YORK
ALBANY
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Assemblyman NeAVodA 10007
SHELDON SILVER (212) 312^4?0
62nd District FAX (212) 312-1425
August 9, 2002
Honorable Jane M. Kenny
Administrator, Region 2
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Honorable Christopher Ward
Commissioner
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
59-17 Junction Boulevard
Corona, NY 11368
Dear Administrator Kenny and Commissioner Ward:
As you know, I convened two meetings at my office in late May and early June regarding
the situation at 125 Cedar Street, which has not been allowed to be re-occupied since the
September if’ terrorist attacks. All the relevant public and private agencies, tenants, the
building owner and local elected officials were invited to these meetings to collectively and
cooperatively develop a plan to get the building professionally cleaned and repaired. The express
purpose of these meetings was to clean and make these repairs as quickly as possible to enable
tenants to return to their homes this fall.
I was assured that the project would move forward expeditiously. Contrary to that
assurance, however, progress has been extremely slow and I now request that the project be
designated an “emergency” and given the highest possible priority.
More than two months have passed since the last meeting I convened. In June, my office
participated in several walk-throughs at the building and follow-up meetings with the tenants and
staff of your agencies to develop the specific cleaning procedures. After two months of waiting,
the only evidence of progress is the “Draft Cleaning Procedures for 125 Cedar Street”, a
document recently released by NYC Department of Environmental Protection which details the
scope of work for cleaning the interior of the building. Now the document must be amended and
approved, and then go through the bidding process with cleaning contractors. The unfortunate
delay in producing an initial plan has ensured that the residents of 125 Cedar Street will mark the
anniversary of the terrorist attacks while still unable to move back to their homes and get on with
their lives.
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