Put It Above Ground

To All, 

            The Daily News reported this morning that the city does not want to be held responsible for those who became sick or died as part of the cleanup at Ground Zero (see article below). Now I understand that this will probably be tied up in court for years but I have a question that I hope someone can answer. 

Since the Port Authority owned the buildings and the property and the buildings were built to their codes, not NYC Building and Fire codes and they allowed the cleanup to take place should they not be the ones held responsible. 

Now I know you must think I am crazy but I am stating this to make a point. The Port Authority continues to disregard NYC Building and Fire codes citing that they are exempt because the WTC site is not NYC property. 

Well the way I look at it is you can’t have your cake and eat it too. If the site is not NYC property and the Port Authority is bound by their own rules and codes then they should be held accountable for what happened on the site. 

I make this point because the LMDC refuses to do anything about the Port Authority’s exemptions at Ground Zero and are allowing construction to proceed outside the legal jurisdiction of NYC codes. 

If we hold them responsible for what happened at “THEIR SITE� they may think twice about building to code. 

Dennis   

Lawsuit says poisons killed 57 at WTC site
BY THOMAS ZAMBITO

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/429268p-361877c.html 

 

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