http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0612230171dec23,1,4528547.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true School officials in Will County say they feel like they've been harmed twice, first by a radioactive tritium leak and then by what they view as a tax break for the offender--in part because of the contamination.
Exelon's Braidwood nuclear power plant, where tritium leaks have been found since 1996, was recently valued at $350 million, far less than the $585 million that school officials and their advisers argue it's worth.
The tax implications are serious for Reed Custer Community School District 255U, which said it would lose about $7 million in a year if the new, lower number survives an appeal by the district. The county assessment could mean layoffs and program cuts for the growing Braidwood-based district, which has a $21 million budget, officials said.
"This is a bad deal all around," Supt. John Asplund said. "If you want to be a good neighbor, don't pollute the groundwater and don't profit from it."
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"We also had to deal with a lot of scared and upset parents and community members wondering what 'tritium' does," Asplund said.
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business profit counts, not people, specially not children.
insanity american style
(for some reason 'tritium' in brackets won't copy, tried it twice)
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