Scott Swanson
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors agreed Feb. 18 to seek an agreement with the state Department of Environmental Quality that would limit SHEDG’s liability for environmental cleanup if it assumes ownership of the former Knife River property.
Rachel Kittson-MaQatish, chair of the organization’s Property Committee, told directors that getting a Prospective Purchaser Agreement with the DEQ would give SHEDG a legally binding agreement in the event of a need…