Join hundreds of Bay View residents and environmental justice advocates in calling for a halt to the construction at the Hunters Point Shipyard and ending the exposure of residents to asbestos and other toxic elements. Tuesday, July 31 at 3 PM Board of Supervisors Meeting City Hall -- Room 250 Supervisor Chris Daly is introducing the legislation, which is posted below. Please come to testify at the meeting, and demand environment justice for all of San Francisco! [Temporarily Halting Construction at the Hunters Point Shipyard] Resolution urging the Department of Public of Health and Lennar Corporation to temporarily halt construction at the Hunters Point Shipyard and to contract with an independent entity to conduct a health assessment of the residents of Bay View Hunters Point. Whereas, Pursuant to Environmental Code Section 101 of the City and County of San Francisco, all officers, boards, commissions and departments shall implement the Precautionary Principle in conducting the City and County affairs; and WHEREAS, the Precautionary Principle requires public servants to take anticipatory action to prevent harm and through exploration and careful analysis select courses of action that present the least threat to all; and, WHEREAS, The Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment undertaken by the Lennar Corporation has raised broad community concern regarding the negative effects of toxic contaminants and asbestos exposure to the residents of Bay View Hunters Point; and WHEREAS, An April 2000 environmental impact report on shipyard reuse raised that there are asbestos-containing serpentinite rock at the Hunters Point Shipyard and that construction-related excavation activities could cause chrysotile asbestos associated with serpentinite to become airborne thus affecting public health and safety; and, WHEREAS, DPH has issued three Notices of Violations to Lennar for not following their own dust mitigation plan and for problems in monitoring airborne asbestos; and, WHEREAS, Since the beginning of construction at the Hunters Point Shipyard, there has been a progressive increase in reports of nose bleeds and hospitalization due to asthma attacks; therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors urge the Department of Public Health (DPH) to contract with an independent entity to do a health assessment testing for toxic exposure of residents living in proximity to the Hunters Point Shipyard; and, RESOLVED, The Board of Supervisors urge DPH to exercise it's power under Article 31 of the Health Code to shut down construction activities temporarily until the effects of this exposure can be accurately assessed. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour