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Glens Falls council hears public concern after possible refrigerant leak at city rec center
Summary
City officials told the Common Council that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating a suspected underground refrigerant leak at the Glens Falls Recreation Center; residents and an environmental attorney urged faster reporting and clearer public information.
A public comment at the Glens Falls Common Council meeting on March 25 raised concern about a suspected underground leak of refrigerant at the city recreation center on Fire Road, and residents urged the city to give the public more information while the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation investigates.
City staff said Department of Public Works employees first noticed declining refrigerant levels on gauges in January and notified Carrier, the firm holding the maintenance contract for the rink’s refrigeration equipment. The city said the leak is beneath the building’s floor and that, to the city’s knowledge, there has been "no human exposure to the material." The DEC has an open investigation, city officials said.
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