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Waterloo Container representative tells Seneca Falls board prior allegations were inaccurate
Summary
Mark Piddefer, introduced as Mark Piddefer and speaking for Waterloo Container, told the board that comments made at a prior meeting about his Albany trip and campaign activity were inaccurate and urged the board to base public statements on verified facts.
Mark Piddefer, who the Chair introduced as the next petitioner, addressed the board on behalf of Waterloo Container to correct assertions made at the previous meeting. Piddefer said the claims that he or Waterloo Container had participated in campaign activity around Governor Hochul's reelection were "uneducated, unprovoked and ultimately inaccurate" and described his Albany visit as focused on advancing the state's agricultural and craft beverage industry.
Piddefer also stated Waterloo Container has not donated to the campaign cited in the prior remarks and criticized Waste Connections (owner of Seneca Meadows) as the organization that funded political advertising. He said his organization respects Seneca Meadows employees as industry partners but maintained his concerns are with Waste Connections's corporate conduct. "To correct the record... the statements were uneducated, unprovoked and ultimately inaccurate," he told the board and urged members to verify facts before making public statements.
The board did not take formal disciplinary action in response to the remarks at this meeting; Piddefer used the floor to request accuracy and diligence from elected officials.
