Praxair Rejects City's Proposed Site

Praxair has rejected the City's proposed site in Hazelwood. They claim the the "property and land surrounding it is contaminated with various materials related to the Manhattan Project and is on the US Environmental Protection Agency's National Priority list for clean-up".

The City has provided a letter in response to Praxair's claims from the Department of the Army, St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers that states that a recently conducted sampling and subsequent lab analysis have found that the area in question "contains no contamination above the remedial goals established in the North St. Louis County Sites Record of Decision." The City also contends that the area is not a Superfund site and believes that Praxair has not been truthful in its efforts for relocation.

Updates from Hearing

The Board of Building Services has chosen to delay responding to Praxair's building permit request for an additional 60 days citing moral, ethical and legal concerns.

Mayor Slay has sent a letter proposing a new site for Praxair in Hazelwood on property the city owns. The new site is located in an industrial area. A copy of the five page letter can be viewed below.

In addition, the Mayor has posted an updated statement on his site - http://www.mayorslay.com/desk/

Property Damage Claims Update

Numerous people have stated that they are having difficulty in settling their property damage claims with Praxair. The Praxair Neighborhood Task Force encourages those individuals to file complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

If you file a complaint we request you e-mail us to let us know you have done so (for tracking/legal purposes): praxairtaskforce@yahoo.com

For your convenience, the contact information is listed below:

Missouri Department of Insurance
Insurance Commission
PO Box 690
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0690
Phone #: 573-751-4126
E-Mail Address: www.insurance.state.mo

Those who wish to file a complaint will need to have the following info for the Insurance Commission:

1. Name, Address & contact phone # for Praxair's Insurance company - (Cambridge Insurance)

2. They need their actual specific claim # (each individual will have their own claim #)

3. The named claimant (actual person for the claim) has to have a specific complaint for them to investigate

4. The claimant will have to leave all their personal contact information (address, day time phone, etc.)

5. Not all complaints are investigated, but if there are enough complaints the D.O.I. (Dept of Insurance) will investigate it & will be looking for answers

Please feel free to drop us a line with any questions at praxairtaskforce@yahoo.com.

New post on Notorious History

You may find the most recent post on the blog titled Notorious History interesting. The URL is: http://mypraxblog.blogspot.com/ and is also available in the links section of the site.

Building Permit Hearing Postponed

The building permit hearing originally scheduled for today has been rescheduled for next Thursday December 15th at 12:30 in room 208 of City Hall. If you have any questions please feel free to drop a line to the task force at praxairtaskforce@yahoo.com.