Resolution presented to SF Mayor Lurie and the Board of Supervisors: Toxic cleanup of buildings at Hunters Point must not use explosives
Whereas, the Navy has misinformed the public numerous times over the years about the safety of toxicity at Hunters Point and other sites they manage;
Whereas, the Navy planned to demolish six buildings by explosion at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Federal Superfund Site Parcel G, but after public outcry, the Navy decided to demolish the buildings in the usual manner; however, no written statement has been provided denying demolition by explosion;
Whereas, the Navy has been looking for ways to cut costs on the cleanup of the Hunters Point Superfund Site;
Whereas, to do this, the Navy has found contractors such as Tetra Tech that are willing to falsify records or lower the standards for identifying poisonous radioactivity at Hunters Point;
Whereas, the EPA is supposed to supervise cleanups of Superfund sites; however, at Hunters Point, it has presided over a series of scandals that have triggered numerous lawsuits instead;
Whereas, additionally the toxic debris removed from the Shipyard must be trucked down numerous side streets to Third Street, exposing all those it passes by, including in schools, bus stops, playgrounds and churches;
Therefore Be It Resolved that any radioactive toxic waste moved in demolition be enclosed in a box with a lid or an envelope to trap hazardous material;
Therefore Be It Resolved, until the Human Health Risk Assessment is recalculated for Parcel G and the remediation, which is now 60% complete, is finalized, this demolition project should be postponed;
Be It Further Resolved, that the Sierra Club, Earth Justice, the Coalition for Legal Professionals or Erin Brockovich’s legal team be involved so that all procedures are done correctly for the demolition and construction of this project to ensure the safety of the neighborhood.
– Deborah Murphy, President, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods
Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods President Deborah Murphy can be reached at bridgelady@earthlink.net.
