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Members back MOU to pursue lien waiver and redevelopment opportunities at Charlestown site
Summary
The membership supported a memorandum of understanding to seek an EPA lien waiver on a Charlestown property and discuss potential retail battery storage redevelopment; county staff said the lien was reduced from $14 million to $10,000 through negotiation.
Herkimer County members voted to support a memorandum of understanding to pursue approvals related to a Charlestown property, including seeking a waiver of an EPA lien, county staff reported at the meeting.
Speaker 3 said the county had negotiated with the lienholder and “finally convinced them to waive the lien for $10,000,” down from a previously cited $14,000,000 lien. The county plans to market the parcel for redevelopment and identified retail battery storage as a potential compatible use because of…
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