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million from the Falls’ Water Board’s budget lines upon closing. Board Chairman Ted Janese called that sum “substantial” to the organization’s $30 million budget, which is also reeling from the closure of the Niagara Generation power plant. Together, Janese said his organization will look at a little more than $3 million in losses for 2017. His board has six months to address what will be a roughly 10-percent 2017 budget shortfall before discussions even begin, he said. Only the Falls’ Canadian-based recycling facilities — the Norampac and Greenpac mills — outrank Chemours. The pair pays out $5.7 million yearly. “Three million is an awful lot of money to address just on the books,” Janese said. “But fixing the issue on the backs of the blue collar workers at the water treatment plant is not something I’m in favor of.
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