Tearing Down History.
By Jim Conley • Mar 14th, 2008 • Email This Post to a Friend •
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Say goodbye to one of the oldest buildings in Brookline — word on the street is that the St. Aidan’s rectory is scheduled to begin tear down next week. We’ll have to look into the plan filed with the DEP to remove the significant amount of asbestos on the building.
A building listed on the National Register of Historic Places being torn down with no hearings by the Brookline Preservation Commission.
Classic Brookline.
Update: I don’t see that the Archdiocese has notified the Massachusetts DEP of their asbestos removal plans within the 10 day period required. But hell, they didn’t even get a local permit the last go round. Friends at town hall, don’t you know.
Update (2): How much asbestos are we dealing with? Here’s an analysis of what’s left on the rectory building. The black paper under the slate roof? Piping and plaster? Sounds like a lot to me.
Your town government thinks that this material airborne is not worth telling neighbors about. Hey, it’s not happening to them. What’s the big deal? Folks, this is an utter failure of public health and safety, one that could have disastrous consequences. And don’t get me started on the social justice mission of the Archdiocese.
Update (3): Oh, and here’s a story that says the abatement method the Archdiocese wants to use actually makes asbestos more airborne.
Jim Conley is publisher of On Brookline.
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ASBESTOS IS USED TO WITHSTAND HEAT
but will it’s removal prevent Town and State officials from feeling the heat if applicable laws are not complied with?
Re: Update (3)
So the developer’s plea in abatement (no, silly, not in the legal sense) involves rectory wetting. And what happens to the ground water? Or is there a rectory-size Depends available? Maybe the developer should pray for a deluge that will bring down the rectory, but with an ark nearby just in case.