ALBANY — As the governor and legislative leaders wrangle over the
state's budget of more than $150 billion, residents of the tiny village
of Hoosick Falls are preparing to borrow a million dollars to pay for
costs incurred when they discovered that their water supply was
poisoned.
One village official, Deputy Mayor Ric DiDonato, made an explicit
plea to state and federal help at a meeting several weeks ago. “We
cannot fight this on the limited budgets we have in our community,” he
said.
But when Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats released their
one-house budgets last week, there was no money for Hoosick Falls.
“Isn’t that just awful?” said Michele Baker, a resident of the town
of Hoosick who has become an activist on the issue. “There are billions
of dollars that are moving right now in the state Capitol on budget
items and ... Hoosick Falls needs a drop in the bucket to get itself
back on its feet and we’re getting nothing. It’s so disappointing.”
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Source: Politico (via The Empire Report)
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