Geneva (NY) Foundry Action Committee States Demands

fingerlakesdailynews.com ^ | 6/12/2017 | By News Release

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WE, GENEVA RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POISONED FOUNDRY ZONE, DEMAND: •An apology from the city government to the community

•All communications from the city about the foundry zone in both English and Spanish, and an interpreter at council meetings

•Signage and fencing on the foundry site alerting people of the contamination there

•An immediate public and independent investigation of what the city knew, when they knew it, and why they didn’t tell residents

•Private residences must be decontaminated before the foundry site

•No new development before our neighbors are cared for

•The city must inform every resident in the contamination zone (by certified mail), place a list of contaminated properties in local newspapers, and post information about the contamination and cleanup in rental residences

•The city arrange a plan for cleanup with every landlord in the zone within one month

•The clean up of the entire zone must be completed by March 2018 (before the next growing season)

•Free medical and soil testing for all affected residents

•Free healthcare for all impacted residents

•Free access to nearby, supervised, outdoor spaces for children

•Free access to nearby fruits and vegetables

•Free space nearby for a community garden (e.g. raised beds), with soil, fertilizer, seeds, and tools provided

•Free testing and admission to dog parks for pets

•Tax relief and rent holiday until each contaminated property is cleaned up

•Compensation of back taxes covering the time between when the city knew of the contamination and when it informed the residents

•The immediate formation of an Environmental Justice Council comprised of Geneva residents who have—by virtue of their participation in organized actions around these issues—the knowledge and experience necessary to protect our communal living space from environmental threats, past, present, and future.

[Deplorable American1776]

Only English and Spanish? What about people who moved from Poland (Polish speakers), Wales (Welsh), Seneca (Seneca), Finland (Finnish), or any other place on the planet. I want all language interpreters at meetings, including an Emeilan-Romagnol (endangered​ language of San Marino) interpreter.

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some mexicans, some puerto ricans who, by the way, hate each other.