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Orange County approves $890,120 payment to settle withheld lease payments from Kiryas Joel; Town of Palm Tree tax withholding addressed
Summary
The legislature authorized a settlement payment of $890,120 to the Village of Kiryas Joel to resolve withheld lease payments for wastewater treatment capacity; the settlement follows a dispute that included the Town of Palm Tree withholding real property tax payments and a related lawsuit.
The Orange County Legislature approved a supplemental appropriation to settle withheld lease payments with the Village of Kiryas Joel and to resolve related tax withholding by the Town of Palm Tree.
County officials explained the county leases treatment capacity at the Kiryas Joel wastewater treatment plant (KJ plant), which handles roughly 14% of the sewer district's flow; the remainder is treated at the Harriman plant. County…
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