I started out as a skeptic on this, that it wouldn't destroy the community. But the construction will make this a community killer. Joel Miele, the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, said the site would not be selected until around 1999. In the meantime, his department is studying the plant's capacity and technology to determine what changes might be made in the two decades since the project was first proposed. Miele defended the decision, saying that the companies have a long and respectable track record and have saved the city money in the past by finding cheaper alternatives.
Nothing happens in a short time frame.
We anticipate a decision this year as to be absolutely firm in the revalidation process that there is a need to do the filtration. They say that filtration is too costly and would not eliminate some water-borne illnesses. It's not just this neighborhood. She means it. Last Thursday she went to Chappaqua, N.Y., a land of not inconsiderable backyards, to discuss strategy with a coalition of environmentalists and concerned citizens.