source : telegram.com
An indictment was returned yesterday against a Boston-based real estate investment, development and management company alleging violations of the Clean Air Act and improper disposal of asbestos waste at Bancroft Commons, 50 Franklin St.
According to the state attorney general’s office, The Mayo Group Development LLC was indicted by a Worcester grand jury on charges it violated the Clear Air Act by failing to file notices of asbestos removal with the state Department of Environmental Protection; failing to comply with procedures for asbestos emissions control; and improperly disposing of asbestos waste.
According to the attorney general’s office, the indictments stemmed from an investigation by the Massachusetts Environmental Crimes Strike Force. The strike force alleged the Mayo Group had its own employees demolish parts of the 10-story building and failed to conduct a full asbestos survey of the building and properly remove asbestos from the site before it began renovations. The attorney general’s office said residents were living in the building while workers were demolishing elements that contained asbestos, a known carcinogen.
Investigators also alleged that in February 2007, state DEP employees saw demolition debris being thrown out of a window at Bancroft Commons. Further inspection revealed the discovery of impacted asbestos-containing material in the building and in a waste pile and a disposal trailer on the premises. Authorities alleged asbestos from the site was scheduled for disposal at a landfill that was not a designated asbestos waste disposal site.
A cease and desist order was issued to the Mayo Group in the spring of 2007 after impacted asbestos-containing material was found on the second floor at Bancroft Commons, but unauthorized asbestos removal continued in other parts of the building, posing a risk to both residents and workers involved, the attorney general’s office said.
The indictments were returned yesterday afternoon, according to the attorney general’s office. The Mayo Group will be issued a summons to appear in Worcester Superior Court.
An indictment was returned yesterday against a Boston-based real estate investment, development and management company alleging violations of the Clean Air Act and improper disposal of asbestos waste at Bancroft Commons, 50 Franklin St.
According to the state attorney general’s office, The Mayo Group Development LLC was indicted by a Worcester grand jury on charges it violated the Clear Air Act by failing to file notices of asbestos removal with the state Department of Environmental Protection; failing to comply with procedures for asbestos emissions control; and improperly disposing of asbestos waste.
According to the attorney general’s office, the indictments stemmed from an investigation by the Massachusetts Environmental Crimes Strike Force. The strike force alleged the Mayo Group had its own employees demolish parts of the 10-story building and failed to conduct a full asbestos survey of the building and properly remove asbestos from the site before it began renovations. The attorney general’s office said residents were living in the building while workers were demolishing elements that contained asbestos, a known carcinogen.
Investigators also alleged that in February 2007, state DEP employees saw demolition debris being thrown out of a window at Bancroft Commons. Further inspection revealed the discovery of impacted asbestos-containing material in the building and in a waste pile and a disposal trailer on the premises. Authorities alleged asbestos from the site was scheduled for disposal at a landfill that was not a designated asbestos waste disposal site.
A cease and desist order was issued to the Mayo Group in the spring of 2007 after impacted asbestos-containing material was found on the second floor at Bancroft Commons, but unauthorized asbestos removal continued in other parts of the building, posing a risk to both residents and workers involved, the attorney general’s office said.
The indictments were returned yesterday afternoon, according to the attorney general’s office. The Mayo Group will be issued a summons to appear in Worcester Superior Court.
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