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​​​​​Jericho Underhill Water District Underhill, VT

September 2018 minutes

all minutes are in draft form

 

September 3, 2018

7:00 p.m.

Basement of the United Church of Underhill

 

TRUSTEES PRESENT                   OPERATORS PRESENT               GUEST PRESENT

Joe O’Brien                                                 Marc Maheux                                 Nancy Benson

Jason Ritter

                                                                       CLERK

                                                                    Jane Maheux

 

 

Joe O’Brien called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm to adopt the Agenda, which was approved.

 

  1. 1.      Review & approval of previous minutes.  Minutes from the August meeting were approved.

 

  1. 2.      Review & approval of financial statements.  The financial reports for the August meeting were approved.

 

  1. 3.      Operations Report.

 

  1. A.    Operator’s Report.
    1. i.                    Water usage.  37129 gal/day
    2. ii.                  Test Results and Testing.

Bacteria results negative.

Fluoride results within tolerance.

Lead testing results within range.

 

  1. B.     Mike did line tracing for BRMS for Groff to design leach field.  Marc looked at and found valve box.  It needs further investigation.  Have not located all curb stops – did find one.  O’Leary & Burke to add on map.

 

  1. C.    Marc spoke with Greg Tatro about the plans for the Old Mill office water line excavation.  Well #2 is waiting for Spafford.

 

  1. 4.      Customer concerns/comments.

 

  1. A.    Marc spoke with Linda Walker in Brookside about replacing main line valves.  He will need to shut off the water.

 

  1. B.     Marc spoke with Tonya Fields on Farmhouse Road.  They are not catching beavers.  The dam is high.  Marc spoke with Joe Allaire about getting traps out so he could destroy dam.

 

  1. C.    Jane spoke with Tatro and said the statement had been sent to the customer and she then mailed it to Tatro.

 

  1. 5.      Repairs and Maintenance.

 

  1. A.    Marc said there was a chlorine pump problem and he ordered parts.  It has been repaired. The meter rolled over and has been reprogrammed.

 

  1. B.     Mike McDougal to do maintenance work on older style hydrants to start first.

 

  1. 6.      Old Business.

 

  1. A.    Marc met with Greg Tatro and looked at Hamlin’s plans.  A site meeting with engineer is needed.  Marc said there are problems with the way the water main is laid out.  Joe said Rick Hamlin to come talk to the District at the October or November meeting on the overall plan.

 

  1. 7.      New Business. 

 

  1. A.    Joe received an e-mail from Mike for training for budgeting.

 

  1. B.     Marc requested purchasing 2-3 licenses for Formsdoc.com for himself, Mike and the District computer.  Joe and Jason agreed.  Marc to purchase with District debit card.

 

  1. C.    Marc spoke about an AR GIS mapping software purchase.  This will be discussed at a later time.

 

  1. D.    Marc with speak with the person at the Fire Department about installing the VPN.

 

  1. E.     Jason’s budget was reviewed and discussed and it was agreed that a 6% increase in base fees, sprinkler fees and usage fees is necessary

 

  1. F.     Joe will check with Bill Frank regarding the annual meeting on October 1.

 

  1. 8.      Bills to review & approval for payment.  Bills were reviewed and approved.

 

  1. 9.      Next Meeting Date.  Next regular meeting October 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM.

 

  1. 10.  Adjournment.  The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:14 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Jane Maheux clerk/treasurer

 

 

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Joe O’Brien, President