(Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show the Burgess BioPower plant purchases about 800,000 tons of low-grade wood each year.)
BERLIN — Arguing the city’s motion is premature as well as factually incorrect, Burgess BioPower is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware to reject Berlin’s request that it immediately pay $1.39 million in overdue property taxes.
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