On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 11:58:55AM -0500, Ann Dixon wrote: > The modern laundry site, soon to be Eckert's Drugs, is owned by David > Adelman of Campus Apartments. > > According to the Annual Report of Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program > Report 2000 from the Department of Environmental Protection, the site is > highly toxic. This not surprising since dry cleaning operations use perc > and other toxic chemicals. McDonald's corportion decided to buy the lot > down the street at 43rd and Market instead of the modern laundry site > because the 43rd St site is slightly less toxic. > > Neighbors Against McPenntrification flyered that neighborhood so that > residents would be aware of hazards. Of course, the flyers on poles were > immediately ripped down, courtesy of the UCD. I don't know of any other > educational efforts.
Door to door, put fliers or, better, letters in mail slots. > Whenever I mention it to a nearby resident, they say > that they haven't heard about this issue. -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
