South Bronx Residents Frustrated Over Lack of Hearing on Power Plants
DNAinfo
By Eddie Small
PORT MORRIS — The state is extending the comment period yet again on a pair of South Bronx power plants that environmental activists hope to see removed from their borough, causing frustration among some Bronxites eager for a public hearing on the buildings.
The plants are located at 688 E. 132nd St. by the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, and Bronxites have been petitioning since late August to get a public hearing on them that they hope could end up permanently shutting down the facilities.
"They should support a public hearing," said Harry Bubbins, a member of the environmental group South Bronx Unite, which is spearheading the effort to get rid of the power plants. "Not try to cut side deals and silence people in the community that have sincere concerns."
