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Herkimer County IDA updates redevelopment plans; contaminated Charleston parcel and billing dispute slow transfers
Summary
Agency staff reported progress on a former school site and a potential data-center parcel, described chlorinated-solvent contamination at a Charleston property that will require further investigation, and said a billing dispute over tank cleanup is preventing transfer of another parcel to the Town of Frankfort.
Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency staff reported progress on multiple redevelopment efforts and identified two impediments that could affect timelines: subsurface contamination at a Charleston property and a disputed final cleanup bill that is delaying transfer of a former tank site to the Town of Frankfort.
The updates matter because the parcels under discussion are being marketed or prepped for redevelopment, include substantial on-site power capacity attractive to data and manufacturing users, and carry outstanding environmental and lien issues that affect marketability and public liabilities.
Staff said a developer is advancing design work on a former school site; the village must sign final documents before the agency takes the project forward. Agency staff said they expect to provide a tally…
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