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"Ain't No Honeynoon Here in Tonawanda! "
"Welcome to Tonawanda Home to The Manhattan Project"

In Tonawanda, New York 14150, just a few short miles from the Honeymoon Capital of the world, "Niagara Falls", there resides a 100 acre Manhattan Project nuclear weapons grade dump site that demands total cleanup action from U.S. Army Dept of Defense higher up's
Washington has decided, this site, "The Seaway Site" in a U.S. Army Record of Decision October 2009, was too costly and too dangerous to workers & community if having to remove deeply buried large amounts of weapons grade highly radioactive isotopes to a safer location.
In addition, a mile to the east, lies Tonawanda Landfill.
On this site the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed recreational radiation exposure time limitations upon City of Tonawanda, N.Y. Hackett St. residents 14150 and Riverview Elementary schoolchildren 14150 who dare to venture from their back door to their backyard./ playground.
Example: "Tonawanda News April 26, 2007, "7 hours Per week Over 6 Years For a Youth".

Contrary to governmental agencies denials, this area is not a good place to live and bring up family according to a 2003 New York State Dept. of Health cancer study that shows Tonawanda well above New York State cancer occurance averages.

There is a critical need for government, "Congress", to excavate & relocate these underground nuclides to a safer place so as to maintain integrity of life and protect national resources.

Profile Philip F. Sweet

U.S. Regular Army 1954 to 1957
Retired Construction Electrician Building Trades

Year 2002 / 2003, Worked to publicize published New York State cancer health study Tonawanda, New York, 14150 & 14217 showing above average New York State cancer statistics.

Year 2007, Performed independent radiation gamma count readings for nearby Hackett St. City of Tonawanda, New York 14150 residents abutting Tonawanda Landfill, Town of Tonawanda, New York, 14150.

Year 2010 presently working with local elected officials who are calling for DOD / DOE removal / relocation of weapons grade radionuclides Tonawanda Seaway , Town of Tonawanda, New York site to a safer place.

Past health committee member of RRG, Residents For Responsible Government, Youngstown, Lewiston, New York
Helping to address our communities need for early on cancer bio-monitoring testing with special emphasis on children's health and well being through medical, political and news media support.

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Please See Below Excerpt Judith Mokhiber Letter
January 23, 2007

City of Tonawanda School Board
Riverview Elementary
202 Broad Street
City of Tonawanda, NY

Dear parents, school hoard members and teachers,

After talking to Mr. Philip Sweet, an advocate for the children in your school and the City of Tonawanda, I was compelled to make comments and suggestions.

I have received from Mr. Philip Sweet information regarding 14 year old document from Oak Ridge National Lab., published on October I, 1992 the results of the radiological survey at the Town of Tonawanda Landfill. An example of what they found, and I'm quoting "In 24 instances, soil samples from the Town of Tonawanda Landfill exceeded DOE guideline values for Uranium 238, Radium 226 and/or Thorium in surface or subsurface soil. Nine of these samples contained radionuclide concentration more than 30 times the guideline value." I repeat, 30 times the guideline value.

The key statement is "surface" soil. Any wind that blows, any disturbance to the soil of any kind by man or by animals, those radionuclide are air born. Every day the school is in session, the children are exposed to the horrible legacy of the landfill dividing them by a chain link fence.

Judith R. Mokhiber
Member of State of New York
Advisory council on children's environmental health and saiety
3719 Lower River Rd
Youngstown, NY 14174

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LEGACY of THE MANHATTAN PROJECT Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.Like so many other international principles, that rule does not apply to Tonawanda and other polluted sites where residents are calling for unheard / unspoken government to help and act.

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