Washington County reaches agreement with regulating district

T he Washington County Board of Supervisors approved a settlement Friday with the Hudson River Black River Regulating District, potentially putting an end to a four-year legal battle.

Supervisors agreed to make $299,833 in back payments and $138,238 per year through 2018. The settlement received the unanimous support of the board.

In 2009, the regulating district levied about $4.5 million in fees on Washington, Warren, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Albany counties after a federal court decision took away the district’s ability to charge [...]

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