General Electric has disbursed $55 million plus interest to five towns along the Housatonic River. The payments are part of a toxic waste cleanup settlement reached in 2020. GE said it will pay the city of Pittsfield $8 million next month.
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As the Rest of River Municipal Committee winds down its work, Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Sheffield soon will get GE community impact payouts as part of the Housatonic
At a meeting of the Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council on Wednesday, much of the discussion focused on why the recently released report weighing in at nearly 4,000 pages
“I’m very pleased with the decision,” said Rene Wood, a member of the Sheffield Select Board and the town’s representative to the Rest of River Municipal Committee.