Nestlé Ends Waitsburg Water Investigation
City council votes to send "no interest" letter to Nestlé Waters North America
WAITSBURG – Following weeks of contention, protests, and the resulting resignation of the town's mayor, Waitsburg's City Council decided to cut short any involvement with Nestlé Waters North America at their Aug. 17 council meeting. Nestlé representative Bruce Lauerman said the company, which had hoped to evaluate Waitsburg as a potential site for a $50 million water bottling plant, said the company will leave quickly and quietly.
Mayor Pro-tem Marty Dunn ran the meeting and immediately addressed the audience – many who were wearing anti-Nestlé stickers that had been handed out at the door – s...
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