LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The county government received the $17 million promised as part of the settlement with Akzo Nobel Salt Inc. to prevent future public health problems related to the mine collapse of 1994. County Administrator Ian Coyle updated members of the Board of Supervisors that the money has been received and put into their respective accounts: $11 million for county water supply infrastructure improvement, repair and maintenance … [Read more...]
Livingston County Continues Testing the Waters of Azko Nobel Settlement
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors is still considering a settlement with Akzo Nobel to address the shut-down of the desalination plant that was set up after Azko Nobel's catastrophic mine collapse in Retsof. Eric Gott, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, is now approved to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, basically a non-binding agreement between the County, NYS Attorney General, and NYS Department of … [Read more...]