Times Telegram The Herkimer village board on Monday again voted against a proposal to end the village’s litigation with the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency over water rents for the H.M. Quackenbush property so it can be turned over to the Herkimer 9 project. When the mayor asked what it would take to get the board members to agree to a settlement, Ainsworth said the village would have to receive a written guarantee from the IDA that the property would be turned over to the Herkimer 9 project if the board agrees to end the litigation. The Herkimer 9 project wants to take over the building and restore it for a planned business incubator facility and museum.
Times Telegram A resolution that would have ended litigation between the Village of Herkimer and the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency over water rents at the H.M. Quackenbush property failed by a 3-to-2 vote at Monday’s village board meeting. But Mayor Mark Netti said he is still hoping to find a way forward that the board will support. “I don’t give up that easy,” he said during a telephone interview Tuesday. Village Trustee Max Dhaniram and Netti voted in favor of the proposal to end the litigation while Trustees Ron Kopelman, Mark Ainsworth and Maria Fiorentino voted against it. Netti is hoping to see the matter settled so the proposed Herkimer 9 project can take over the building and restore it for a planned business incubator facility and museum.
Times Telegram Herkimer Mayor Mark Netti wants to settle the village’s long-running legal battle with the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency over the H.M. Quackenbush property on Prospect Street. Not all board members are ready to move forward though, and at this point they are looking for input from the public. Comments and questions will be addressed during a telephone conference scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday. The village invited residents to submit their questions and input via letter, email or Facebook post and call 1-978-990-5000, PIN #676632, Monday to listen to the answers. Calls should not be placed until after 5:55 p.m.