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Earl Martin has filed an Article 78 proceeding against Seneca County.
It has to do with the County’s decision to segment Sewer District No. 2.
He’s the owner of the former Hillside property, which was purchased from the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency.
The purchase itself, as was the case when he bought another large portion of the former depot, was viewed as controversial to some board members and members of the community.
At a meeting in December the Board of Supervisors agreed to decommission the wastewater treatment plant that served Hillside and First Light Technologies; hike the number of equivalent dwelling units charged to Martin from one to 54.5; and increase the sewer rate charged per EDU from $30 to $454.
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Are there plans in the works to house migrant workers at the former Hillside campus in the town of Varick?
That was the new piece of information that came out during Tuesday’s meeting of the Seneca County Board of Supervisors. The apparent plan was exposed during a testy exchange between multiple supervisors and leaders of the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency.
Fayette Supervisor Cindy Lorenzetti, Romulus Supervisor David Hayes, Seneca Falls Supervisor Mike Ferrara and Varick Supervisor (Chairman) Bob Hayssen all voiced different concerns about the sale and overall operation of the IDA.
Supervisors Lorenzetti and Hayes both voiced concern about knowledge that the IDA would have had about the prospect of migrant workers being housed at the former Hillside campus as the sale process was playing out. At the center of their concerns is the ongoing lack of communication between the IDA and Board of Supervisors.