Seneca Nation reaches agreement with state for highway work
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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The
Seneca Nation and the state of New York reached agreement over a
Tribal
Employment Rights Ordinance.
The tribe and the state agreed to a TERO fee of 3 percent, according to news reports.
The tribe had been asking for 3.5 percent, which the state opposed.
The deal allows work to move forward on the $28.5 million Southern Tier Expressway repaving project.
Get the Story:
Cuomo, Senecas settle expressway project dispute
(The Buffalo News 8/7)
Senecas, N.Y. Reach Agreement On I-86 Work
(The Jamestown Post-Journal 8/7)
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