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Washington County panel schedules ESMI PFAS permitting briefing by Ben Bramlage
Summary
The Public Works Committee will hear Ben Bramlage on 'ESMI RD&D PFAS Permitting & DEC Public Hearing' at its Jan. 27, 2026 meeting; the posted agenda supplies no presentation materials or recommended actions.
Ben Bramlage is listed on the Public Works Committee agenda to address 'ESMI RD&D PFAS Permitting & DEC Public Hearing' during the Washington County meeting set for Jan. 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in Room B214 of the County Municipal Center in Fort Edward. The public may view the meeting via the county's YouTube channel, according to the posted notice.
The agenda entry names the topic but provides no further detail about the content of Bramlage's remarks, the ESMI RD&D proposal, any study results, or whether the committee will take formal action. The memo does not list associated documents, a hearing schedule, or a staff recommendation; attendees should expect a presentation or information item rather than a recorded vote based on the text provided.
The Public Works Committee membership listed in the notice includes Supervisors John W. Rozell (identified in the memo as 'Chair Rozell'), Jay B. Skellie, Dana Hogan, Timothy M. Fisher, Lance Wang, Paul Ferguson, William Herrick, James Mumby and Darlene Kerr. Debra R. Prehoda is shown as Clerk of the Board in the roster appended to the notice. The document contains internal inconsistencies: a roster line labels Robert A. Henke as 'Chairman' while the memo text refers to 'Chair Rozell' as scheduling the meeting, and the memo's dated line reads 'January 21, 2025' despite the meeting date of Jan. 27, 2026. Those discrepancies are present in the posted notice and are not reconciled in the text.
Because the agenda entry provides only the presentation title, the article does not infer any claims about permitting outcomes, DEC positions, or regulatory decisions. Any materials, recommended motions, or public hearing details will need to be supplied by county staff or the presenter at the meeting or in follow-up releases.
The committee meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2026; the agenda lists this item as a presentation rather than a final action. Members of the public interested in the PFAS permitting topic should consult county staff or the DEC for more detailed paperwork or to confirm whether a separate DEC public hearing is occurring outside this committee meeting.
