Special Meeting - LATAG A special meeting of the Libby Area Technical Assistance Group (LATAG) will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm. at Flathead Valley Community College, Room 117.  The purpose of the Special Meeting is to discuss the $250 million Settlement Agreement between W.R. Grace, et al, (Debtors) and the U.S. Government, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Agency, (Plaintiff).     Federal Registry Notice - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice is hereby given that on March 11, 2008 a proposed settlement agreement in In re W.R. Grace & Co., Case No. 01-01139 (JFK), was lodged with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  The proposed Settlement Agreement would resolve the United States’ proofs of claim filed in W.R. Grace & Co.’s bankruptcy proceeding for environmental response costs at the Libby Asbestos Site in Montana pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9607.  W.R. Grace to Pay for Cleanup of Asbestos Con SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, March 11, 2008 W.R. Grace, a global supplier of specialty chemicals, has agreed to pay $250 million, the highest sum in the history of the Superfund program, to reimburse the federal government for the costs of the investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination in Libby, Mont., the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.   Debate Continues Over New Casino in Libby By: Phillip Erquiaga  Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Honorable Mayor Berget and Libby City Council Members; Given the public concern over the proposed “Fraternal Moose Hall” within the Libby Shopping Center, thereby adding yet another casino to the roughly 10 in the “City of Eagles,” I would like to request two agenda discussion/action items added to March City Council Meeting agenda. First; To review state law as it relates to local governments in regulating gambling.  Second; I ask the Mayor and City Council to adopt a City Business License schedule for businesses engaged in gaming and the serving of alcohol that would allow these businesses to contribute to the betterment of the community. Yet another Casino in Libby? By: Phillip Erquiaga  January 29, 2008 ...the possible opening of the “Fraternal Moose Hall,” next to Ace Hardware, about the second week of January and it came as a complete shock.  It seems unimaginable that the people of Libby could allow a drinking and gambling establishment across from a grade school.  Children pass by this spot daily going to and from school. Do we so lack concern for our children to the extent that we don’t mind that they’re exposed to drunks in the parking lot they walk through daily. Commentary after the Special CAG Meeting Saturday, January 12, 2008 ...Mr. Murry, the EPA Regional Program Director sang a different tune in his post meeting KPAX interview by stating, “We feel like we have an adequate budget this year, we’ve increased our budget over the last two years. It’s hard to continue the quality of work if you increase the quantity of work beyond what you can effectively manage. We may be getting to the point where we’ve reached that threshold.” KPAX Reports on Libby Superfund Site Special Community Advisory Group Meeting Scheduled Friday, December 28, 2007   A Special Meeting of your Community Advisory Group (CAG) has been announced; Paul Peronard, EPA Libby Team Leader, will present the work plan and listen to your comments. Choices have to be made, but this year they won’t be made behind closed doors! Baucus, Tester secure $248,580 for Libby CARD Friday, December 21, 2007 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester today announced that nearly $250,000 has been secured for Libby’s Center for Asbestos-Related Disease. Flower Creek scheduled for cleanup in 2008  Friday, December 14, 2007 “Flower Creek will be cleaned up by our Emergency Response program so none of Libby's budget will be spent on that project.”  According to Ted Linnert of EPA – Region 8 in Denver. ASBESTOS POSES A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY Published in Politico Newspaper, Washington D.C. Wednesday, December 5 ...Libby have suffered from economic failure of the community, health issues, and the financial burden of providing medical care to the hundreds of victims who have developed lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis from the vermiculite that was provided free to the locals for insulation, gardening and other purposes, such as flood control in the creeks. Many in Libby suggest that a declaration of a public health emergency is the only solution to get this mountain community back on its feet. State funding to help Libby residents Friday, November 29, 2007 Governor Brian Schweitzer presented the Lincoln County Board of Health with a check for $1.5 million on Wednesday and also spoke with the board of the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD). These funds will help cover costs related to asbestos disease for the next two years.

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