The matter will be discussed in Monday s Board of Health meeting and then voted on by the City Council on Tuesday. I filed this petition because a lot of individuals from the community had great concern about the toxins that were found in the spraying program, Ward 7 Councilor Anthony Maffuccio said. Just the point of when they come around your neighborhood, and they tell you to cover your garden, cover your air-conditioner vents, and close your windows. That s a red flag to me, that means that they are doing something that is harmful to individuals themselves. Councilor at Large Yuki Cohen and Ward 2 Councilor Kevin Morandi were not in attendance for this meeting. The motion passed 2-1 with petitioner Maffuccio and Ward 1 Councilor Helen Moon voting in favor and Ward 4 Councilor Chris Connell voting in opposition.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say the capped of General Electric landfills are not harmful, yet the last public health study that was conducted in relation to them was in 2008. After receiving a presentation about environmental monitoring activities from the problematic landfills that abut Allendale Elementary School, the City Council s Public Health and Safety subcommittee requested that the state Department of Public Health provide an updated study on cancer cases in that area. The committee was shocked to find out that a study of this nature has not been conducted since 2008, while Hill 78 and Building 71 were capped and have not been in use for over 10 years. Since the GE Housatonic Public Health Assessment was released in 2008, there have no further evaluations of cancer incidents in the Allendale area.