Orange County supervisors approve a nearly $1-million settlement to cover the costs of cleaning up the Oct. 2 oil spill in Huntington Beach.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has accepted a nearly $1-million settlement to cover the costs of cleaning up an Oct. 2 oil spill in Huntington Beach.
In a 4-1 vote Wednesday, the supervisors voted to accept a $956,352 payout from Amplify Energy, the company that owned the oil rig thatSupervisor Katrina Foley said the settlement was a “win for the taxpayers.” “We are grateful that we got it resolved in a fairly short order and got the county reimbursed for every dollar expended, including attorney’s fees and costs,” Foley told The Times. “I’m happy with the outcome.”
Foley said the claim, which was filed earlier this year, reached a settlement much sooner than expected. She said the city of Huntington Beach has also filed a separate claim that is still underway. Andrew Do was the only supervisor to vote against the settlement, saying it could potentially make the county liable for more uncovered expenses in the future.“Getting $900,000 or even $1 million for potential claims to come down in the future is peanuts,’' Do told City News Service. “If we have lawsuits in the future and cannot go to Amplify to indemnify us, then $1 million in legal fees will be gone in six months...
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