[CPEO-BIF] Lowe's reimbursement, Niles, Michigan

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Niles Township meeting met Monday with debate

By JESSICA SIEFF
Niles Daily Star (MI)
April 21, 2009

Undertones of tension seemed to be present during the Niles Charter 
Township regular meeting Monday night, as members of the board debated 
over several issues including the claim on behalf of Lowe's that funds 
are due based on a Brownfield Authority agreement developed upon the 
store's arrival to the township and the possibility of adopting a four 
day work week.

...

Finally, after Kidwell refused during the previous meeting at the 
Township to sign any agreement to pay funds back to Lowe's that were 
apparently expected in accordance to a Brownfield Authority plan 
developed when the home improvement store made the decision to come to 
Niles, the subject was brought up for discussion before the board again 
- this time with recommendations from the township's attorney, 
Christopher Lynch.

The issue focuses on the fact that Lowe's had agreed to handle cleanup 
of their current property with the understanding that through the 
Brownfield plan those funds would be reimbursed.


...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nilesstar.com/articles/2009/04/21/news/ndnews4.txt

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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