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Chair reports residents feeling ill; DEC testing ongoing near Prairieville Road
Summary
During an emergency Hillsdale meeting the Chair reported that residents "are getting sick" after drinking local water and said DEC testing is underway with an uncertain timetable. No test results or formal findings were provided at the meeting.
HILLSDALE — The Chair of the Hillsdale Town Board told the emergency meeting that residents had reported illnesses after drinking local water, and that state environmental testing is underway but without a confirmed completion date.
"I just heard people getting sick. Drinking the water," the Chair said, and added that testing by the DEC was ongoing and that officials had not given an estimated timeframe: "it could be 2 weeks, it could be a month." The Chair also estimated the water table depth in the area at about "6 feet or something like that." The transcript records no test results, no named public-health official presenting findings, and no formal contamination confirmation during the meeting.
The Chair said they had been in contact with a supervisor who "has been on it," and urged local action and attention; the transcript uses the phrase "copay supervisor," which appears to be a transcription error and was not clarified in the meeting. The board did not vote on any public-health action at the meeting; its only recorded formal action was the vote to impose a vehicle weight restriction on two roads.
