Letter to the Editors - December 19, 2012 - Barrie Examiner and Barrie Advance.

Residents of Ward 8. Our health is endangered.

 

Recently I received an Environmental Assessment Report prepared for the Correct Group by Criterium Jansen Engineers. The date on the report is August 2, 2012. This date is coincides with the festival – Kempenfest.

 

Amounts of Lead and Benzene were found. The levels for each are over the acceptable amount. Lead is 100% over. Mercury, one of the deadliest metals known to man was also discovered. There are other contaminants. Remember Erin Brokovitch?

 

“This lead and benzene contamination is

especially critical as the samples were taken from area where run-off of soils and water

from the fill piles on the site were draining into the storm sewers at both Lakeshore Drive

(across the street from Lake Simcoe) and into the double catch basins next to the new

Allandale GO Station.”

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I believe that the Mayor of Barrie has some explaining to do. Jeff Lehman is the top executive official. He had an environmental assessment report in his hands in 2010. This report is on the Barrie website now but wasn’t up until recently. In that report, Mercury was identified as present.

 

This site has groundwater under it. How much of the lead, benzene and mercury has entered the ground water. The groundwater flows to artesian wells from which the city draws some of its drinking water. Remember Site 41?

 

The Mayor is being sued personally for $10,000,000. Over stuff about the Allandale Site and comments he has made.

 

Every time I turn around the city is being sued once again. This time for $80,000,000.

 

Rob Ford the Mayor of Toronto was found in conflict after soliciting $3,300. for his football team. Not so much for the solicitation but more for his participation on a vote over the solicitation.

 

Mayor Lehman should step away from anything to do with Allandale Station. Or I believe that he is violating the Code of Conduct of his office.