More than three decades after workers doused the last of the boilers supplying power from English Station, a simmering debate over what to do with the rusting carcass of the old power plant is threatening to once again delay a long-awaited redevelopment of the property. The island is riddled with contaminants such as asbestos and PCBs, which are left over from the years when it was used to store and burn coal — later oil — in order to generate power for United Illuminating, which is now on the hook for $30 million to clean up the property. Ownership of the site is currently split between two New York-based limited liability companies, Haven River Properties and Paramount View Millennium, which do not appear to have any relevant experience in large-scale redevelopment projects. The mayor added that it was his “preference,” that the site be used for something other than an industrial purpose, noting its location along the river and adjacent to a planned bus rapid-transit system the city hopes to launch by 2029.
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