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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 209-03
July 22, 2003

STATEMENT BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON BRONX FILTRATION PLANT

“I would like to express my deepest thanks to Governor Pataki for signing legislation regarding the filtration plant we seek to build in the Bronx.  The legislation permits the City to build a filtration plant under a driving range at the Mosholu Golf Course. Once the construction is over, the park will be as good as new.  

“Not only will this allow us to meet the Environmental Protection Administration’s ten-year old mandate that we filter water from the Croton Reservoir system, it will also allow us to invest $243 million in park improvements in the Bronx and prevent us from loosing this important project to the suburbs.

“Governor Pataki’s commitment to the environment is beyond dispute and this legislation will build on that legacy by ensuring that generations of New Yorkers drink safe and clean water.  Our Governor has been there for New York City and time and again through good times and bad.  We will continue to work together on many issues so New York remains the greatest City in the world.”





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