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Ardentown grants town chair authority to negotiate SEM settlement; 21–0–1 vote recorded
Summary
Trustees voted 21 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention to empower Town Chair Melissa Parsonson to make decisions for Ardentown regarding any potential settlement with SEM (formerly Trash Tech).
The Village of Ardentown trustees voted to give Town Chair Melissa Parsonson authority to make decisions on any potential settlement with SEM (formerly Trash Tech) in litigation involving the three Ardens.
The motion was made, seconded and recorded in the minutes as passing with a tally of 21 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention. Acting Chair Cindy Cohen announced the motion and the minutes record the vote totals.
The minutes do not record additional details about settlement terms, limits to the chair’s authority, or the town attorney’s instructions; they note only the delegation of authority to the Town Chair and the recorded vote. The litigation between SEM and the three Ardens remains ongoing, and the authorization allows the chair to make settlement decisions on behalf of Ardentown without returning to the full trustees for a separate vote, as recorded in the minutes.
