Altamont was awarded $1.1 million in funding to help improve its wastewater treatment plant on Gun Club Road, while Voorheesville received $300,000 to help pay for sewer upgrades in the Salem Hills neighborhood. The funds were secured by Congressman Paul Tonko.
The New York State Senate this week passed two bills related to the regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), more commonly known as forever chemicals, because they don’t break down in humans or the environment.
The problem faced by the town was one of both tight and blown deadlines.
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