Article on page 3 of the 08/04 issue.
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GE Settlement Will Get County Water Out of Debt – by H. Wessell
BALLSTON SPA, May 11 – Following an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing litigation, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Law and Finance committee recommended authorizing a settlement in 2011 litigation, just reached, against the General Electric Company for damages associated with the dredging of PCBs from the Hudson River.
Article in the 05-19 edition.
No Malta Deputy Clerk for The Rest of The Year – by H. Wessell
MALTA, July 6 – The Town Board has been able to compensate for some of the about $25,000
it has lost in connection with the lawsuit by a now-former Deputy Town Clerk, involving treatment by the Town Clerk during her employment. It voted on this date to transfer from the Town Clerk’s budget to the General Fund $15,393 it would have paid the Deputy for the balance of this year – thus eliminating the position.
$5,000 of that amount is the direct payment it agreed to make, after insurance, toward the $100,000 settlement with Jennifer Choudy, who left Town employment July 3 as part of the agreement.
Read the entire article in the July 16th edition.
Village and Town Settle GE $ – by H. Wessell
Stillwaters, June 18
After several months of negotiation, the Town and Village of Stillwater have arrived at an acceptable proposal for the division and distribution of the net proceeds of the GE litigation settlement which the Village won earlier this year.
The Village and Town Boards, in identical resolutions at their monthly meetings of June 16 and 18 respectively, have agreed $86,000 is to be paid to the Town; and the balance of $4,368,469, to the Village.
Read the entire article in the Sept. 25th issue of the Express.
Town & Village Still at Odds Over GE $ – by H. Wessell
STILLWATER AUGUST 21- In public comment, Village of Stillwater Trustee and Deputy Mayor John Basile, who is a negotiator along with Deputy Town Supervisor John Murray in discussions of the recent GE settlement, mentioned that the first payment by Village on the US Department of Agriculture issued loan of $85,000 is coming due. Without agreement on how to distribute the funds between the Town and the Village, he said water bills will cost EDU water rent for each of the users in the Village, which amounts to $110, paid twice yearly.
Read the entire article in the Sept. 11th issue of the Express.
GE Agrees to Settle with Stillwater – Mayor Martin
GE Agrees to Settle with Stillwater
GE’s press statement was that: “Over the past two weeks GE, The Town of Waterford and the Village of Stillwater have reached an agreement in principle to resolve their disputes to the satisfaction of all parties. The necessary agreements are being finalized.”
As your mayor, I am proud to announce that the lawsuit brought against General Electric by the Village of Stillwater has been settled. The Village will receive compensation for damages received by General Electric to the Village’s water system.
This has been a long battle for the Village and myself since 1998. I want to thank the Village’s law firm Dreyer Boyajian LLP, and Mr. James Peluso, the Village’s Attorney. I also want to thank the Village Board of Trustees for sticking with me during all these years.
Last, but most of all, the Village taxpayers, for having the trust in me, to bring this case to an end. Thank and God Bless the Village of Stillwater.
Sincerely,
Ernest W. Martin
Mayor / Village of Stillwater