my name is judith flam and i am the director of the montessori children's center in parkmerced. it was founded in 1976. it is a licensed preschool for 58 children. it is now in its 35th year of continuous operation, serving children from parkmerced and the broader community. we have an extraordinarily diverse population as well as adverse socio-economic population, but -- because we do have many children on vouchers from the city agencies. this was purpose built by the previous ownership and is just five years old. i have three main points. the center is scheduled for demolition during the project, which was never professionally revealed to us. there was no discussion on the part of management about demolition, relocation, a future alternate site, or a timeline of the above. it creates uncertainty for the future as far as continuing to operate a business. demolition -- demolition of the size proposed brings massive toxicity to the air both outside and inside, and poses significant documented health risks. i want to get on to my third point. since the proposed plant increases the