tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post6026776735848554482..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Down by the RiverCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-5333252264903917382017-08-31T12:29:43.373-04:002017-08-31T12:29:43.373-04:00Because of the continuously seeping contamination ...Because of the continuously seeping contamination from the former gasworks, all are prohibited from disturbing either the waterfront park's rip rap or the sediment beneath it. That's why the US Army Corps of Engineers was so pissed off when the City excavated, without permission, in order to install those pink-colored posts for the floating docks. unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-51269991295006022582017-08-31T09:42:33.268-04:002017-08-31T09:42:33.268-04:00Might they be preparing to pile drive pierring and...Might they be preparing to pile drive pierring and need to first firm up the shore?1Riparianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248602693560230557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-5763755791085430992017-08-30T21:33:13.327-04:002017-08-30T21:33:13.327-04:00What is the purpose of more rip rap? A bulky filte...What is the purpose of more rip rap? A bulky filter for the chemical toxins which still seep into the river?<br /><br />And why do we never hear the word "alternatives" in relation to the Promenade escarpment? Whether it's NEPA (federal) or SEQRA (state), our environmental review procedures are all about considering alternatives.<br /><br />Project sponsors always say there are no reasonable alternatives, even though that's rarely the case. It certainly isn't the case in this instance, so it must be about money. <br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-77644134972889413042017-08-30T16:22:08.394-04:002017-08-30T16:22:08.394-04:00When I was down there today about 1:30pm the backh...When I was down there today about 1:30pm the backhoe was still at work.Chad Wecklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721057452000779552noreply@blogger.com