More than a year after McKees Rocks sued ALCOSAN over construction plans relating to its $2 billion Clean Water Plan, the parties have agreed to explore mediation.
More than a year after McKees Rocks sued ALCOSAN over construction plans relating to its $2 billion Clean Water Plan, the parties have agreed to explore mediation.
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McKees Rocks, a long-struggling borough on the Ohio River, sued the county’s wastewater-treatment authority in court on Tuesday, alleging the agency’s efforts to reduce sewage overflows could literally undermine its efforts to recover from decades-long decline.
“We want them to know we are serious,” said attorney Steven Engel, who filed the suit on McKees Rocks’ behalf.
At issue is Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Clean Water Plan, a $2 billion effort to resolve decades-old concerns about sewage overflows that take place when heavy rains overwhelm aging sewer systems. And at the heart of the dispute is the former Crivelli Chevrolet car dealership, which Alcosan bought for $2 million last year.
Alcosan plans for tunnel under river, massive hole in parking lot spark opposition in McKees Rocks Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021 Share Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021
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Show Transcript INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL HAS THE STORY. PAUL: ALCOSAN IS PLANNING TO DIG A HOLE RIGHT HERE THAT’S 150 FEET DEEP AND THE SIZE OF FOOTBALL FIELD. ALCOSAN SAYS THEY NEED THAT BIG HOLE TO BUILD A TUNNEL FROM HERE IN MCKEES ROCKS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER WHERE THEIR PLANT IS. BUT OFFICIALS HERE IN MCKEES ROCKS SAY THIS PROJECT WILL DESTROY A COMMUNITY THAT ONL REASONS RECENTLY BEGAN TO BOUNCE BACK. ALCOSAN BOUGHT THE OLD CRIVELLI CHEVROLET PROPERTY IN MCKEES ROCKS FOR THE TUNNEL PROJECT. BUT MCKEES ROCKS OFFICIALS SAY THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROJECT UNTIL THEY SAW SURVEYORS IN THE PARKING LOT. WE WERE NEVER TOLD. WE WERE BLINDSIDED BY THE WHOLE PROJECT. WE SURE WAS. PAUL: THE LAWSUIT BY MCKEES ROCKS ACCUSES ALCOSAN OF CRE