Village approves 50K to review eagle options

Sep 10, 2014 at 12:09 am by Observer-Review


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Village approves 50K to review eagle options

WATKINS GLEN--The village of Watkins Glen signed three agreements during their Tuesday, Sept. 2 meeting to review options to resolve an ongoing situation with the proposed regional wastewater treatment plant. Progress at the plant has been interrupted due to the discovery of eagles near the site, which would be disturbed if the project had continued as originally planned. The agreements allot $50,000 to the Schuyler County partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) who will then use that money on engineering services to deal with the issue.
"That is an agreement we are going to do with SCOPED to allow... $50,000 to help facilitate the wastewater treatment plant moving ahead with some regulations, some proposals, some programs we have to pull together dealing with the eagle situation," Watkins Glen Mayor Mark Swinnerton said. "We will be dealing with that this coming month of September. Barton and Loguidice and Harris Beach will be helping us deal with that. The $50,000 will be split between the two individuals, Barton and Loguidice and Harris Beach."
Swinnerton said the agreements are to look into what can be legally done to address the eagle issue, adding there is no set solution as of yet. He said the agreements are to merely explore what options are available, adding to find that out, the village needs to spend $50,000 to look into it. The mayor said SCOPED will be acting as the facilitator of the $50,000. Swinnerton said this agreement was also approved by Montour Falls last month.

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