HAWK RIDGE HOMES in Elmira

I am providing a link to a Phase 1 & Phase 11 environmental assessment dealing with the proposed residential subdivision in the old apple orchard across First St. from the former Varnicolor Chemical site. This site is also on the west side of Union St. across from the former Nutrite/ Yara site. Obviously both Sulco Chemicals and Chemtura are extremely close neighbours to this proposed subdivision. My understanding from verbal comments only is that it was owned by (Regional Chair) Ken Seiling's mother prior to her passing.

Pg. 12 paragraphs 5.2, 5.4 & 5.5 are either incorrect or deceptive. 5.2 indeed does have a closed landfill within 500 metres and that would be the First St. Landfill at the foot of First St. Plus I'm willing to bet that the buried wastes still at Chemtura (RPW5, 6, 7, M2) are within 500 metres. 5.4 says that there were no P.C.B. storage sites nearby as of 1988. O.K. that's technically so but by 1991 the M.O.E. gave Varnicolor a license to store their illegal P.C.B.'s on site across the road. 5.5 claims no chance of methane gas? Really? Varnicolor's Lot 91, at the east end of Oriole Pkwy, with the same mixture of hydrocarbons (HC) being dumped has literally explosive levels of methane (CH4).

The following organic chemicals and solvents were found in the Upper Aquifer at BH1 (SE corner) of the proposed Hawkridge site: NDMA, Trichlorethylene, Toluene, Acetone and Carbon Disulfide all courtesy of Varnicolor 20 years AFTER their shallow cleanup. More will follow in regards to this.