In an op-ed
in the Gotham Gazette, David Von Spreckelsen, a senior vice president
of Toll Brothers, said he doesn’t want the Gowanus Canal to become a
Superfund site. He said that Superfund designation, which would allow
the Obama administration to provide federal money for the clean-up, would delay the developer’s plans to build near the
canal. Von Spreckelsen said the city’s plan to clean the canal
would address its contamination that affects the quality of life of
those who live and work in the area. Von Spreckelsen said that it would
be years before the
government started work on the site because it has to determine
responsible parties for the pollution, which would result in several
lawsuits. [more]