U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is urging the Hoosick Falls Village Board to table a pending $1.04 million settlement between the village and two companies whose manufacturing facilities have been blamed for contaminating water supplies with a toxic chemical. Gillibrand's extraordinary intervention in a local government matter comes as a growing number of current and former public officials, as well as many residents, believe the settlement could imperil the small community's ability to pursue unforeseen damages in the future. The reworked agreement would cover the village's costs incurred since 2014, when a man-made manufacturing chemical, PFOA, was found in the public water supply. Borge has said the agreement will cover the costs of the small community's expenses for engineering, water sampling, and legal and public relations advice since the contamination was discovered in 2014. The revisions include language stating the village will not be prohibited from bringing future claims related to new wells, alternative water sources, additions to the current water system that may be needed, contamination associated with pollutants other than PFOA or damages for diminished property values. Two Ohio attorneys who led groundbreaking court cases involving the toxic chemical PFOA said Hoosick Falls' officials may be misleading the public into thinking they reviewed or endorsed a proposed settlement between the village and two companies blamed for polluting the community's water supply.