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o those living and working nearby. c o Opponents of the plant seized on CT o This was the basis for the state's the recent noise problem as evi­ it o' cn determination that no in-depth en­ dence that the Power Authority’s ro "0 o CD Ca5 vironmental analysis, called an environmental assessment was in­ “environmental impact state­ adequate. ment” or EIS, was needed prior to “The fact that they had to go w 03

O »! o construction of the plant. Instead, back and address these noise is­ o c consultants for the Authority pro­ sues is patent proof that an EIS • ■•fel 3 duced a much less detailed “envi­ should have been performed,” said CD 3 ronmental assessment.” City Council candidate Michael In the assessment, completed McMahon, who is representing the last December, Allee King Rosen Rosebank residents in a court vkU ij & Fleming, Inc. stated that the fa- challenge to the plant. McMahon, cility would be “visually compat- who is also counsel to Councilman ible” with the commercial and Jerome X. O’Donovan, said he will residential neighborhoods nearby, take the news back to the court- 'li It also declared that the plant room of state Supreme Court Jus- would have no significant impact tice Philip G. Minardo for the next on community character, noise or hearing on the matter on Sept. 27. air pollution. On July 9, Minardo ruled that ADVANCE PHOTOS ■ DIANA YATES* ■ But its neighbors — some of the Power Authority had suffi- whom live or own businesses just ciently considered the environ- Leme Nikovic, owner of ■ across the street — complain that mental impact of the plant’s emis- International Hair Salon: “You Chen Yizhong, the owner and - the facility generates noise and slons and location. Though can smell it outside—the gas. manager of Kum Fung Buffet: ' bad smells as often as it generates sympathetic to the Rosebank resi- It’s disgusting. It’s not “When it starts it sounds like a , electricity. They say the 47-mega- dents, he rejected every argument healthy.” building falling down.” watt turbine, with its mechanical the plaintiffs made. components scattered across “The true test will occur when nearly an acre of land, is a visual the facility begins to generate and environmental blight. electrical power,” he told them. Rodriguez said that the smell of Rodriguez said he believed that Chronic problems with the plant McMahon is appealing Minar- gas “is something that I don’t be- the wall would eliminate many of — including late-night construe- do’s ruling. Similar appeals have lieve should be a problem across the neighbors’ complaints. tion noise, unusual emissions and succeeded in challenges elsewhere the street.” In any event, he said, n the loud sounds associated with its ta the city­ natural gas is “not unsafe and does “at I m disappointed that the wall. operation — convinced even Bor- Rodriguez said that each of the not pose a threat to the health of •sn’t up,” he said, adding that a ough President Guy V. Molinari, problems at the power plant — in- the community.” a»^ct would soon be awarded an early supporter of the facility, eluding a clogged filter on Aug. 4 for its construction. He said the that it should eventually be torn that caused yellow smoke to spew The only potential source of the prolonged construction timetable down. In a letter to Power Author- from the stack — were minor and gas smell, he said, would be a had to do with the special charac- ity chairman Joseph Seymour late were immediately addressed. “purge valve” on the compressor, teristics of the wall. last month, Molinari complained “As things came up we ad­ which “releases a small amount of “This is just not a wall,” he said.. that the “site location of this fa­ dressed them on an individual gas.” He said that natural gas is “It is a very expensive, intricate*' cility has been quite problematic,” basis and we addressed them lighter than air and should dissi- structure? He said the wall will. and he called for the plant to be quickly and swiftly,” he said. , pate quickly. . cost more than $3 million to build.,