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Thursday, February 15, 2018

No Dangerous Asbestos Found After Mall Demo Complaint

OCEAN CITY — The major demolition of the Ocean Plaza Mall at 94th Street continued this week despite a formal complaint filed about possible asbestos contamination.

Last week, a private contractor began demolishing the long dormant Ocean Plaza Mall at 94th Street. The anchor stores including the existing Rose’s department store and Acme grocery store will remain in place, as will existing businesses on the outparcels on the site, but the rest of the L-shaped indoor mall portion is being torn down.

Just a few days into the process, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) received a complaint about possible asbestos contamination caused by the demolition. The MDE investigated the complaint this week and determined while there are likely asbestos-containing materials in the old mall building, it was not the variety considered dangerous to public health.

“We received a complaint about asbestos possibly being at the site,” said MDE Deputy Communications Director Jay Apperson on Wednesday. “We investigated this and it is our understanding that the asbestos is non-friable and is not being made friable by the demolition.”

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some people are really nosey.

Anonymous said...

MDE IS crooked anyway. Their word is worthless

Anonymous said...

Rich white people complaining because the demo got dust on their condos.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, we now have non-friable and friable asbestos. Ohhhhhhhh kay!

They paved paradise;
And put up a parking lot!!!!

Anonymous said...

Trust your gov't for everything there 1044??? Its good to ask questions - part of checks/balances AND your taxpayer dollars!

Anonymous said...

Some tree hugger had nothing to do but bitch

Anonymous said...

1:00pm There has been a distinction between friable and non friable for decades. Don't let facts get in the way.

Anonymous said...

Environmentalists losing their taxpayer party money now trying to take it out on everyone.

Anonymous said...

Another crooked contractor exposed....just like the one Mayor Day kicked in the ass and out of the City of Salisbury! You have to stay on top of these companies no matter who likes them or who had past dealing with them. If they think they can pad the bills.....they will!