Tuckahoe Hotel Gets Planning Board OK to Build on Landfill

TUCKAHOE, NY — A controversial plan to build a Marriott hotel on a former landfill took another step forward this week when the Tuckahoe planning board gave its approval.

The Marbledale Road Environmental Coalition has a petition that urges the board to do a full environmental assessment of the vacant site, the Journal News said.

The coalition is concerned because the site is contaminated with a variety of hazardous chemicals.

FIOS1 News reported an environmental attorney for Marriott said tests on the site have gone above and beyond what was required.

For more details, including comments from the community, read the complete Journal News article here. Go to FIOS1 News here.

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