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CED-80-85 1 (1980-03-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabajq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-197327 II RESTRICTED - Kot to I,.- rcfcvdoutsrde the Ge:zersl Accounting Office except on the basis of specific apprOval by !:*NWW4'MWiiElt/ LiWlK6JW OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 jllfl March 18, 1980 The Honorable Doug Walgren House of Representatives Dear Mr. Walgren: Subject: 2Review of a Land and Water Conservation und Commitment for a Public Park on Neville Island, Pennsylvanij( CED-80-85)_ In an October 30, 1979, letter, you requested that we inquire into whether there is any basis t6-the aMegations p Lu7O that either the Hillman Company or Allegheny County offi- 946t17 cials knew that' toxic -nen-Ca1 s wer--buried on the proposed Neville Island park site. You also asked us to inquire into whether the Hillman Company or Allegheny County mis- represented the condition of the site when information was supplied to the Department of the Interior to secure public funds. Further, you asked us to inquire into who is respon- sible for the extensive cleanup costs required to make the park site usable. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS We did not find any evidence at the Federal or State level that Allegheny County misrepresented the park site 001153 conditions when it applied for funds from the part of the Interior. Further, the Allegheny County Solicitor stated-that- his opinion the county did not misrepresent the park site conditions when it applied for Federal funds. Federal and State officials have stated that either the Hillman Company or Allegheny County would be liable for any costs associated with cleaning up the Neville Island site. Federal funds will not be disbursed until the toxic chemicals have been removed and the park becomes usable. The county and Hillman Company are in the process of trying to resolve this issue. We limited our inquiry to information available from Federal and State records. We did not review county or Hillman Company records because no Federal funds had been granted and, therefore, we had no authority to include them 148060) 1 7 111867 C

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