Public housing residents urged to leave toxic site
Residents of a public housing complex atop toxic land are being urged to move because of fears that carcinogens are damaging their health.
The state Environmental Protection Agency suggested that San Mateo County work with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to move dozens of people from the Midway Village low-income housing complex.
The site is contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, which have been linked to cancer. County housing officials testified before the agency that residents could join a waiting list for apartments at sites in Colma and Half Moon Bay.
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