July 16, 2007 - Senator Flanagan Informed That Engineering Reports Forthcoming

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July t6,2007

Honorable John Flanagan New York Statc Senate Room 817 - LOB

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Dear Senator Flanagan:

Thank you for your July I lh letter requesting an update on the status of cngineering studies evaluating the costs of remediating lead and asbestos in 26 small and medium sized buildings in the forrner Ki4gs Park Psychiatric center' along witlr cost cstimares of demobshing each of thc buildings. Please note that OPRHP has not yet detcrmined which of the buildings will be demolished. The lead and asbestos Xill need to be remediatcd in each burldrng regardless of whether it is demolishcd or retained for future adaptive r€use.

OPRHP anticipates receiving the engineering studies within the next two weeks. Please be assgred that I will provide copies of the final reports to you as soon as they are available.

Sincerely,

Carol Ash Comrnissioner

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