United Residents of Garfield Engaging Neighborhood Tranformation
At a September 10 public meeting held by the city council, board of education, and EPA officials, residents inquired about the health risks posed by the planned demolition, and exactly how the cleanup process would continue after the building is torn down. Also present were members of the neighborhood watchdog group U.R.G.E.N.T. Garfield, who protested the initial lack of action on the part of the city, which caused the widespread contamination in the first place and forced the EPA to declare Garfield a Superfund site.