The latest drama to unfold related to the flooded residents of Wawarsing occurred on Sunday, when Town Supervisor Ed Jennings distributed a release form to residents which would provide them with clean drinking water — and would also absolve the Town of Wawarsing from any responsibility regarding the area's floods before, during, or since the DEP's investigation into the problem's origins began.

"It was a dirty rotten trick, it shouldn't have been done," says Laura Smith, relating what her lawyer said when he saw the release form. When asked for specifics about why her lawyer offered such a harsh sentiment, she elaborates, saying, "If you're releasing completely the obligation of the town in any way, down the line it could be found that they were liable for certain things, though I'm not quite sure what it might be, what it is — that remains to be seen.   >  MORE...

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