[We
have gotten up from sitting
shiva for my sister. It has, of
course, been a rough week (and today, being Mother's Day, is certainly all the
more so for my Mom). The family needs to
move forward from this (as my sister absolutely would want as to do), so I
shall not dwell upon this loss except to say that her many worldly sufferings
have concluded and she is now in the Best Possible Hands, and to thank all who
have expressed condolences. Heartfelt
appreciations are also in order to my adversary in a case now in litigation; he
readily and willingly postponed his client's deposition that had been scheduled
for the day of the funeral. Would that
all in the legal profession be so professional].
Few
in America and elsewhere need any introduction to Roberto Clemente, the
Baseball Hall of Famer who was also a humanitarian and a U.S. Marine. Because Clemente was Puerto Rico born and
bred, and because the hamlet of Brentwood in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County,
NY has long had a significant population of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos,
the Town named a public park after Clemente.
Political pandering, perhaps, but it would be gross understatement to
say that they could have chosen far, far worse role models than Roberto
Clemente as tags to a recreational facility for the children.
Well,
the Park was undergoing an upgrade, and some filler soil was apparently needed,
and apparently, one or more construction/demolition contractors
"donated" the soil -- laden with asbestos and other toxic
substances. Now, the Town of Islip has
appropriately sealed off the Park, and is now
prepping civil lawsuits against the alleged dumpers as the Suffolk County
District Attorney studies criminal charges.
My
question: How much of this damage
control is personal? Did any Town of
Islip officials have any closer-than-arms-length relationships with any of the
dumpers?
Something
tells me that this story may take some novel twists and turns.
Labels: Political Corruption, Roberto Clemente, Shiva, Toxic Torts
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