Alcosan plans for tunnel under river, massive hole in parkin

Alcosan plans for tunnel under river, massive hole in parking lot spark opposition in McKees Rocks


Alcosan plans for tunnel under river, massive hole in parking lot spark opposition in McKees Rocks
Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021
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Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Mar 16, 2021
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL HAS THE STORY. PAUL: ALCOSAN IS PLANNING TO DIG A HOLE RIGHT HERE THAT’S 150 FEET DEEP AND THE SIZE OF FOOTBALL FIELD. ALCOSAN SAYS THEY NEED THAT BIG HOLE TO BUILD A TUNNEL FROM HERE IN MCKEES ROCKS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER WHERE THEIR PLANT IS. BUT OFFICIALS HERE IN MCKEES ROCKS SAY THIS PROJECT WILL DESTROY A COMMUNITY THAT ONL REASONS -- RECENTLY BEGAN TO BOUNCE BACK. ALCOSAN BOUGHT THE OLD CRIVELLI CHEVROLET PROPERTY IN MCKEES ROCKS FOR THE TUNNEL PROJECT. BUT MCKEES ROCKS OFFICIALS SAY THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROJECT UNTIL THEY SAW SURVEYORS IN THE PARKING LOT. >> WE WERE NEVER TOLD. WE WERE BLINDSIDED BY THE WHOLE PROJECT. >> WE SURE WAS. PAUL: THE LAWSUIT BY MCKEES ROCKS ACCUSES ALCOSAN OF CREATING A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND VIOLATING A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE BY FAILING TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS. OFFICIALS WORRY THE NOISE AND DUST WILL KEEP RESIDENTS FROM USING THE SHOPPING PLAZA. >> THERE’S GONNA BE A LOT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC HERE. THERE’S GONNA BE A LOT OF NOISE, A LOT OF DUST. AND THAT’S GOING TO IMPACT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN ADJACENT COMMUNITIES. QUOTE -- >> WE DON’T WANT THIS BIG PILE OF MESS OUT HERE FOR THE KIDS, YOU KNOW. YOU HAVE KIDS COMING AROUND HERE. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN. PAUL: THERE WILL ALSO BE A FINANCIAL HIT. THE PROPERTY REPRESENTS 2% OF THE BOROUGH’S ENTIRE TAX BASE AND IT WILL NOW BE TAX EXEMPT. >> IT’S GOING TO HURT TREMENDOUSLY, IT REALLY IS. PAUL: AN ALCOSAN SPOKESMAN SAYS THEY DO NOT YET HAVE PLANS FOR THE SITE BUT WILL UTILIZE IT AS PART OF THEIR CLEAN WATER PLAN. BUT OFFICIALS SAY ALCOSAN WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT $2 MILLION FOR THE PROPERTY WITHOUT MORE DEFINITIVE PLANS. >> WE’RE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR THIS. WE HAVE TO FIGHT AS HARD AS WE CAN. PAUL: A SPOKESPERSON FOR ALCOSAN DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS IN THE LAWSUIT CITING THE PENDING LITIGATI

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