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COMMUNITY RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT INFORMATION
Lisa Ayers, Community Relations Representative
Site/Mailing Address: 400 Delaware Street
Office Location: 502 George Street
Throop, PA 18512
tel 570.383.9313 fax 570.383.9309
cell 570.249.0918
layers@advancedgeoservices.com
DOCUMENT REPOSITORY
The document repository for the Marjol Battery Site is located at
the Throop Borough Municipal Building, 436 Sanderson Street, Throop,
PA and is open Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm.
RECENT MEETINGS
September 28, 2009 Throop Borough Council Work Session and Meeting
Representatives from USEPA attended Throop Borough Council's monthly
work session to discuss the Marjol Battery Site on September 28,
2009.
(Click here to view the
article from the Times-Tribune on
September 29, 2009.)
June 15, 2009
Throop Borough Council Special Worksession and Meeting
Throop Borough Council held a Special Work Session/ Meeting on
Monday, June 15, 2009. Representatives
from USEPA and PADEP attended the work session to discuss the Marjol Battery Site.
(Click here to view the
article from the Times-Tribune on
June 16, 2009.)
Throop Borough Council Worksessions
Since the start of construction (May 2008), Advanced GeoServices
Corp. (AGC) on behalf of Gould Electronics Inc. has been attending
Throop Borough Council’s Work Sessions on a regular basis to provide
updates on the construction activities at the Marjol Site. It is
expected that AGC will continue to attend these Work Sessions and
provide regular updates throughout this construction season.
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NEWSLETTERS
Newsletter #94 was sent out on August 21, 2009.
(Click here to review
Newsletter #94.)
Please note that the (Documents) page of
this web Site has links to the most recent newsletters.
RECENT NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
- Times-Tribune
article, September 29, 2009 (click here)
-
Times-Tribune
Letter to the Editor,
August 21, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune article,
August 14, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune article, July
29, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune article, July 14, 2009 (click here)
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Times-Tribune article, June 16, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
legal notice June 10, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
article, April 1, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
article, March 31, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
article, March 21, 2009 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
article, December 29, 2008 (click here)
- Times-Tribune
article, September 19, 2008 (click here)
-
Scranton Times
article, September 20, 2008 (click here)
SUMMARY OF 2009 ANNUAL BLOOD LEAD SCREENING PROGRAM
The annual blood lead screening was conducted in three parts. Lab
Corp. from Throop conducted the door-to-door screening and the
screening in the Throop Borough Civic Center on July 22, 2009. This
year, participants were also able to go to directly to Lab Corp. in
Throop from July 20th through August 3rd for the blood lead
screening.
1) How was participation in the 2009 screening?
Overall, a total of 57 individuals were tested. Of the 57 tested,
16 were children 12 or younger. See the table below for a summary
of participation over the past few years.
Summary of Participation in Annual Blood Lead Screening
Program (2004—2009)
|
Year |
No. of
Participants |
No. (%) Participants Children 12 yrs. and younger |
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2004 |
36 |
7 (19%) |
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2005 |
24 |
3 (13%) |
|
2006 |
35 |
4 (11%) |
|
2007 |
32 |
2(6%) |
|
2008 |
36 |
1 (3% ) |
|
2009 |
57 |
16 (28%) |
2) What does my blood lead result mean?
The blood lead reports sent by Lab Corp. indicate the following
blood lead reference numbers: “In general, for an adult (or older
child), a blood lead level under 25 is considered within the
reference range. For a child, a blood lead level under 10 is
considered within the reference range. The OSHA regulatory level
for workplace exposure is under 40 ug/dL.”
This year, and every year since 1997, there has been no child (aged
12 and under) tested with a result above 5 ug/dL. For the past 8
years, no adult has tested above 10 ug/dL.
3) What was the average blood lead level for those tested this year?
The overall average blood lead level this year was 2 ug/dL. The
average blood lead level for the children 12 or younger who were
tested was 2 ug/dL. Of the other individuals tested (age 13 and
older), none tested above 5 ug/dL.
INFORMATION FROM THE REVISED COMMUNITY RELATIONS (CR) PLAN IN THE
100% DESIGN
The revised Community Relations Plan describes the ways in which
Gould intends to provide information and address questions and
concerns from members of the community.
(To review the 100 %
Design CR Plan, click here.)
Gould’s Community
Relations Representative for the Marjol Site is Lisa Ayers. During
construction activities, Lisa Ayers will be distributing
newsletters, posting updates on the web site, and calling local
residents to keep people informed of activities at the Site.
To address the concerns expressed by Borough officials and
residents, the revised Community Relations Plan states that if an
unexpected event (that does not constitute an emergency) occurs at
the Site during the construction process, Gould’s representative at
the Site is required to notify the Community Relations
Representative who in turn will contact the Throop Borough Council
President to inform him of the event. Additional notifications will
then be discussed with Council President. Should any such
non-emergency incident occur which might immediately arouse
community concern, the Community Relations Representative will
contact the Throop Borough Council President and will also provide
information to the local community (via telephone and as soon as
possible, on the web site).
In the event of an accident or an emergency during construction, the
Contractor’s Site Specific Health and Safety Plan for the Marjol
site will be followed. This Health and Safety Plan will include a
chain of notification which will be followed in the event of an
emergency. In addition to local emergency agencies and the Throop
Emergency Management Coordinator, this chain of notification will
include Throop Borough Officials, and Throop Borough residents (when
applicable). A copy of the contractor’s Health and Safety Plan will
be provided to the local emergency agencies.
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INFORMATION FROM PAST PUBLIC MEETINGS
April 8, 2008 USEPA/PADEP Open House
USEPA and PADEP held an Informational Open House on Tuesday, April
8, 2008, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Throop Borough Municipal
Building, 436 Sanderson Street, Throop, PA. Use the links below to
view the display boards and Gould's hand outs from the Open House:
● Click here to view the
display boards from the Open House.
● Click here to
view USEPA’s April 8, 2008 Fact Sheet.
● Click here to view Gould’s flyer.
March 11, 2008 Throop Borough Council Worksession and USEPA’s
Response to Concerns Raised by Throop Borough Council
USEPA, PADEP, and Gould Electronics Inc. attended Throop Borough
Council’s March 11, 2008 Work Session. Throop Borough Council raised
several concerns at that meeting. USEPA responded to those concerns
on April 3, 2008. (Click here to review
USEPA's 4/3/08
response and here to review
the
attachment to that letter.)
THROOP BOROUGH COMPLIANCE LIAISON
Throop Borough has hired Cocciardi & Associates, Inc. as a
compliance liaison for the Borough to be present at the Site on a
regular basis and to participate in meetings related to the Site.
(Click here to view Cocciardi & Associates, Inc.'s
web site.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
During
construction activities, Gould will be increasing the number of
newsletters, making updates to the web site more frequently, and
making every effort to keep the Throop community informed of
construction plans and activities. Gould’s Community Relations Representative, Lisa Ayers
(click here for information on how to contact Lisa Ayers), is
available to answer your questions at any time. Please feel free to
contact her throughout this process.
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