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Town approves moratorium on battery project tery storage facilities, citing the serious fire hazards. Most kdaniel@liherald.com fire departments, he said at the Island Park residents gath- meeting, are unprepared for ered at a Town of Hempstead lithium-ion battery fires, which board meeting on Feb. 25, at can bur n at extremely high which the board voted to pass a temperatures and are notorione-year moratorium on a pro- ously difficult to extinguish. posed 40-megawatt lithium Bat“Being a 25-year member of tery Energy Storage System the Island Park Fire Departslated to be installed ment, I will tell you at 4200 Industrial that the Nassau Place in the village. County Fire Service The proposed is one of the prefacility is designed mier fire services in to store lithium-ion this country, and batteries that can their training is help stabilize the paramount,” D’Esenerg y g rid, and posito said. “But reduce both reliance there are very few, on fossil fuels and if any, fire departenergy costs. But the ments or districts in technolog y comes this country that with a history of DEBORAH are prepared to dangerous incidents. DORENFAST extinguish fires of F i r e s i n s i m i l a r Island Park resident this nature.” facilities, including In a letter to the a catastrophic event Town Board, the in Moss Landing, California, in county fire marshal’s office January have demonstrated revoked a permit related to the that when the batteries fail, storage system project, and they can enter a “thermal run- council members were advised away” state, burning uncontrol- not to answer public questions lably for days and releasing due to potential litigation. They toxic chemicals and heavy met- did, however, allow extensive als into the environment. public testimony from resiFormer U.S. Rep. Anthony dents expressing concer ns D’Esposito, a longtime firefight- about the facility. er, was a vocal opponent of batContinued on page 13
By KEPHERD DANIEL
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Dr. Seuss & Friends Day brings Oceanside Together The Oceanside Library celebrated Dr. Seuss last Sunday. Clockwise from top left above were Meryl Pearlstein, Patricia Roth, Kathy Schirrmacher, Dan Faust, Janet Pearsall, library Director Chris Marra, Assistant Director Tony Iovino, Angela Iovino, Sandi Schoell and Michael Ambrosio. From near right, 4-year-old Eve Hardy and her 8-year old sister, Scarlett, had fun at the St. Seuss Clay Creations. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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hen lithiumion batteries fail, they can go into thermal runaway