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Tuolumne sewer row brewing

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 4, 2009 at 7:30 am

From the Grass Valley Union Democrat:

Construction of a new sewer plant to serve the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians’ planned business expansion is imperiled as Tuolumne City Sanitary District officials claim the district is owed $2.9 million. The Me-Wuk tribe, whose hotel and golf course plans rely on the $6 million plant, count that data used by the district to bill the tribe for the expansion work was inaccurate and possibly fraudulent. The tribe has already paid $4.27 million, and says it’s been overcharged.

Work on the sewer plant, which will replace an old one, began in the spring.

A July 1 letter from a law firm representing the tribe accuses the district of breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation. The claim letter arrived at the district’s office via fax machine Wednesday afternoon, just as the sewer district’s board members were complaining that the tribe had issued no reason for its refusal to pay its $2.9 million tab.

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July 4, 2009 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe & the Sierra's

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