Buffalo Using Court Action To Try And Correct Past Mistakes

Buffalo, NY, is using a court action to order the clean up of a contaminated steel plant site in South Buffalo neighborhood.

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April 12, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Masiello administration will ask a federal judge Friday to order bankrupt LTV Steel to clean up its contaminated plant site in South Buffalo and fund a compensation plan for residents of Hickory Woods...Homeowners argue that while it was LTV that contaminated the site, it was City Hall that promoted the development and encouraged home buyers with subsidies."

Thanks to Mark Territo

FULL STORY: City seeking to force cleanup by steel firm

Thursday, April 11, 2002 in The Buffalo News

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