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Brook Park council approves hiring firms to investigate 3M PFAS settlement
Summary
The city authorized retention of outside firms to identify and, if warranted, pursue claims tied to PFAS in fire‑fighting foam; firms will lead pre‑litigation testing while the city can choose its own investigations at its expense, council was told.
Brook Park council voted June 17 to retain outside law and consulting firms to investigate whether PFAS from firefighting foam used in the city may have contaminated soil or water and to pursue recovery under the nationwide settlement against 3M.
The move, introduced as an emergency measure, follows what Mayor Edward A. Orcutt and Service Director Brian Beyer described as a national settlement announced in June 2024. "There is about a little over $10,000,000,000 settlement," Service Director Brian Beyer said, adding that the firms will perform sampling and coordinate with the fire department to identify where foam was used. Mayor Orcutt said roughly "$10,300,000,000 is available" from the 3M settlement as part of his explanation to council.
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