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600K 104 FAGE 40`qJU because of Pipers TCE contamination spill. Should not- any added cost factor, current or future to anyone be Pipers responsibility? They are the "Primary Responsible Party", PRP- in E.P.A. language. I request Mr. Galanis's comments be make part of todays minutes for permanent public reference. , BUT MUCH MORE SO OF COURSE On Jan 13th. - Othec Commissioner Macht and Ginn, the response was sots concern by this commission- which did not begin to address the concerns Mr. Turner wrote to Vero's City Manager about, and received NO real answer. These are the same concerns we emphasized to you three weeks ago. I must repeat: What was the health affects during the time the TCE Chemical spill had not yet been detected, prior to 1978, then during the 3 years after detection where records show nothing was accomplished. , and then during a time from when Piper was attempting some clean up. Although the TCE levels are substantially lower & tests can show safe water. AGAIN what might the situation been during the est. 15 year period when we may not have evidence of absolutely safe water. 1975 to 1990. You must take Into consideration City Attorney Robert Sechen recently proclaimed to a City Council during secret closed meetings he called and directed:: "There are alot of rights that the City of Vero Beach COULD HAVE FOUGHT PIPER OVER, every step of the way, BUT YOU ALL (THE CITY) DIDN'T DO THAT, you wanted to help them and work with them. End Quote: Since Piper did in fact cooperate with attempts to "clean up", it is logic that perhaps the City did not look into the PUBLIC HEALTH DANGER, and environmental damages. Why do they refuse to produce evidence of any such research and the results. Beyond health concerns, City owned properties had marketability affected in several ways by the Piper chemical spill. Certainly back then when the Good Old Boy form of government was prevalent, friendships with Piper with 3000 employees may have prevented anyone from upsetting the "Golden Apple", and perhaps- eyes were not very wide open, or perhaps the City deliberately did not pursue things that might harm Piper as the City Attorney quite boldly has recently stated. Again— this is a county issue as covered in my 3 page presentation three weeks ago. There are obvious reasons the City is choosing- AGAIN to keep their head in the sand. Legal processes relating to these issues with regard to actions they illegally discussed and voted on pertaining to these VERY Issues— contamination, public health and environmental harm, at closed secret meetings where the public and media was kept out. Therefore, they are extremely hostile, defensive, and angry because they are being called on these actions, and therefore refuse to do anything today against Piper. You- do not have- the City's dilemma, and this problem and the contamination did affect this county also. Just last week Mr. Turner and I had discussion with Dr. Wang, of Harbor Branch Scientific research foundation. He is credited with finding the trichloroethylene and clororoform, contamination from Piper. One astounding revelation from.him in a written public record document is that high level (apparently 68 ppb) was found in two Vero Beach homes In 1978. One on the barrier Island and one on mainland. The further fright in this find is quite simple. One water treatment plant furnished all water users in the City and County. How many other households had TCE in their drinking water ? 100 ? 1000 ? or even every single water user ? Water then served the Mueller college and Tropicolony subdivision. There may be no problem to find today- but that Is the point- it was back then when un detected health hazards may have been overlooked or intentionally ignored. Since out discussion three weeks ago we found massive and startling documents. Example 1. A former City Manager wrote: Quote: "I would ask that the Well # 15 matter remain CONFIDENTIAL (I ask. why confidential), until we have concluded our February 3, 1998 !�J 0 0