THE RESTRUCTURING OF GENERAL MOTORS IN BANKRUPTCY MAY PUT THE MASSENA FOUNDRY BACK IN SERVICE.  ST.LAWRENCE COUNTY LEGISLATURE CHAIRMAN GREGORY PAQUIN OF MASSENA AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR KAREN ST.HILAIRE PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE CALL MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC TEAM CHARGED WITH HELPING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE IDLE G-M FACILITIES.  MONEY WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO HELP WORKERS FIND NEW JOBS WITH RE-TRAINING, OR ASSISTANCE WITH STARTING NEW BUSINESSES.  ST.HILAIRE TOLD LEGISLATORS MONDAY PAQUIN STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE FOR THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF THE CONFERENCE.  GM WILL MAKE A NEW VEHICLE AT ONE OF THE IDLED PLANTS; PAQUIN MADE THE PITCH FOR MASSENA BECAUSE LOW-COST HYDROPOWER IS AVAILABLE, AND THE PLANT HAS ONLY BEEN IDLE A MONTH.  IT ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE IN MAKING SMALL-BLOCK ENGINES.  THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOW OWNS ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF GENERAL MOTORS AS A RESULT OF THE BANKRUPTCY FILING MONDAY.