[CPEO-BIF] Fonda/Solo paper products site, St. Albans, Vermont

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Chemical specter haunts site
Impact on workers, plant use uncertain

By Leon Thompson
St. Albans Messenger
January 14, 2009



ST. ALBANS CITY –– A state health department official said here Monday 
night that it is "reasonable to conclude" past workers of the now-vacant 
Fonda/Solo paper products plant had some risk of exposure to chemical 
contaminants.

During a poorly attended, 45-minute hearing held to discuss the now 
vacant Lower Newton Street property, which the City of St. Albans 
purchased for development, Mayor Marty Manahan asked the question he 
said everyone wants to ask: What about the people who worked at the 
plant just a few short years ago?

As experts attempt to determine the levels of contamination at the site, 
alternatives to plans for residential use have surfaced, including a new 
manufacturer, incubator space for businesses, and a value-added 
ag-product venture that might include the New England Culinary Institute.

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For the entire article, see
http://samessenger.com/NewsView.asp?ID=4706

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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