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Trustees authorize settlement with Kiewit after executive session; East High Street paving talks continue
Summary
Following an executive session on potential litigation, the board approved a settlement agreement with Kiewit and authorized the mayor to sign; trustees also discussed a separate potential settlement with Kiwi/CHPE over East High Street paving and sought sidewalk funding commitments from the company.
The Ballston Spa Village Board returned from executive session and approved authorizing the mayor to execute a settlement agreement with Kiewit related to road-use and construction claims.
The board held the settlement terms in executive session and did not read financial details into the public record; trustees then moved, seconded and voted in favor of authorization. The chair said action would follow attorney review.
Separately, trustees discussed a parallel paving situation on East High Street involving Kiwi and CHPE. The chair said Kiwi would perform paving work under a settlement arrangement and reimburse the village; two reimbursement figures were discussed in public (about $116,200 and $88,000). Board members pressed for explicit language that any reimbursement include a sidewalk contribution targeted to the impacted stretch of East High Street. One trustee said the settlement language would need amendment to reflect the intended use of funds and avoid general-purpose allocation.
Next steps: mayor to sign the Kiewit settlement after attorney review; negotiations with Kiwi/CHPE to be finalized (trustees indicated an executive-session negotiation would follow).
