Information meeting attracts a few non-Pier residents
May 5, 1999
By Laurel Munroe
The public perception that contamination in the Muggah
Creek Watershed area is unique to Frederick Street still
exists, according to one Ashby resident.
Sydney lawyer Joe Rizzetto held a second information
meeting Tuesday for homeowners affected by the
contamination after a similar meeting last week in Whitney
Pier attracted only 30 people.
Only 25 residents, primarily from Whitney Pier, showed up
for this week’s session.
Ashby resident Don Deleskie blamed the media and the
government for the poor turnout. He said people living in
other areas affected by contamination in the watershed feel
all the attention is centred on the Frederick Street problem.
“I’ve heard residents in the northend of Sydney, in Ashby,
say ‘what about me?’,” Deleskie commented.
He encouraged Rizzetto to hold a third meeting – on the
other side of the Pier overpass.
“I bet if you had a meeting at the Steelworkers Hall next
week you’d be shocked at the turnout.”
Although Rizzetto said he believed the message that the
problem is not unique to Frederick Street did get out last
week, he agreed to consider holding another meeting in
Sydney.
