Sep 15
2016
State’s strategy riles Peace Bridge neighbors
The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s long-awaited air quality study at the Peace Bridge is finished, but the agency is refusing to release the report until after a community meeting next week. A chain of emails obtained by Investigative Post reveals a growing frustration among West Side residents over what they consider the DEC’s lack of transparency and the short notice given to the public about the upcoming meeting. Some residents complained that the DEC provided them less than a week’s notice of next Tuesday’s meeting. Nadejda Petrova, who lives off Prospect Avenue, had emailed DEC officials asking that the study[...]