What goes up, must come down. This is true of all things, but when it is a helium-filled balloon, tragedy can result.
When a balloon comes down in water, sea creatures may eat it and die. When it come.
At least a half dozen of the roughly 20 towns facing such lawsuits have proposed settlements in the works, according to state court records. And the town of Stratford has resolved all of its cases, according to Christopher Tymniak, the town’s chief administrative officer. While details of the settlements have yet to be disclosed in most cases, in those that have been disclosed, towns are agreeing not to tax the systems moving forward. It’s unclear whether they are refunding money already paid by developers.
“All of the towns and all of the plaintiffs have been referred to mediation with Judge Ron Kowalski,” said Benjamin Proto, a lawyer representing several of the towns. “He’s literally taking these town by town and trying to work out an agreement with each.”