Seneca makes statement

Seneca issued the following statement this afternoon:  “City of Seneca has received numerous questions concerning the pending federal litigation. Subject to Court approval, the parties have reached a settlement of that lawsuit. The City of Seneca’s contribution to the settlement was the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00). The City of Seneca will use utility proceeds to fund this amount and not Tax Dollars. As a result, the settlement will have No impact on City Taxes.   It is the City’s hope the settlement will help begin a much needed healing for both the City’s constituents and the Hammond family.”  The difference between the $250 thousand agreed to by Seneca and the total settlement amount, reported at $2.1 million, will apparently be paid by the state Insurance Reserve Fund.