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...Grace site was listed by DEQE as having polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metal wastes. The site has already been assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency and W.R. Grace was not required to do any specific clean-up, said company spokesman Mark Stoler...
...surprised the list has been released without notifying the people involved," he said. He added that extensive clean-up work has already been done on the site...
...Since most city councilors do not have a general expertise regarding toxic clean-up, they will want to have someone help and advise them," Niles said. "Weintend to work with the consultant and give himour data," he added...
Despite the renewal of the federal Superfund program, the clean-up effort will be expensive. Some of the cost of cleanup will be borne by polluters, and the Superfund will help with the most urgent and expensive projects. The bulk of the cost, however, will fall on state taxpayers in the form of increased taxes and bond issues. That's why voting for the tax ceiling proposed in Question 3 would be serious mistake. According to a recent poll, almost two-thirds of Massachusetts voters were willing to pay an extra $100 in taxes to fund the clean-up effort...
Unfortunately, while taxes in Massachussetts are below the national average, 67 percent of voters support Question 3, which would repeal a seven-and-a-half percent surtax on income and limit the growth of state revenues. That would threaten existing programs, not to mention an expensive clean-up effort. Vote yes on 4 and no on 3. It's time to face the problem and the cost...