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( 1'1111------1THIS IS ■ ■ ■ ■ For the Week of January 3 - January 10, 1994 Attentio Everyone! This Is ADMINISTRATION It has been changed! At the January 4th staff meeting the topic of in-house communication was discussed. It was determined that This Is It will be expanded to incorporate "Staff Stuff" and will be distributed to all staff, instead of just Council and Department Heads. It appears that This Is It is greatly enjoyed by all who read it and contains the information that helps keep staff as well as Council updated, on a weekly basis, of all the City projects and activities. So , the plan is to make This Is It bigger and better and eliminate the separate Staff Stuff publication. Enjoy! Superfund Great News! Last week, Judge Peter Dorsey of the U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. ruled that 23 municipalities were not required to contribute toward the cleanup of toxic waste from two Connecticut landfills. The hope is that the ruling, if upheld on appeal, will shield municipalities from lawsuits by corporations seeking large contributions to help them pay for the cleanup of toxic waste from landfills. This ruling is very helpful in cities' fights to awaken the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the inequities involved in pursuing cleanup of Superfund sites --especially when EPA lumps cities and private industry together. While this is but one step in a long journey toward equity in environmental law, it is a very important step. Everest's C.G. Hill Project I received a revised development proposal from Everest regarding the C.G. Hill project (Building "M") . A special worksession has been scheduled for Monday at 6: 00 p.m. to discuss the proposal. As part of the discussion regarding the Hill project, I would like to update the Council on the proposal by Jim Casserly to