April 2021 minutes
All minutes are in draft form
April 6, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
TRUSTEES PRESENT OPERATORS PRESENT WEB MANAGER
Joe O’Brien Kirk Patch Marc Maheux
Tanner Palmer
Steve Jennings CLERK ASST. OPERATOR
Nancy Benson
1. Call to Order and Welcome. Joe O’Brien called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. to adopt the Agenda. Joe asked to add an executive session to the agenda and to add the sidewalk as I under Old Business. The Agenda was adopted.
2. Review and approval of minutes of previous meeting(s). Minutes from the March meeting were approved.
3. Review and approval of financial statements. The financial reports for March were approved.
4. Customer Comments. Joe spoke with Morgan Coffey, who said he was sending a check to pay the balance of his father.
5. Correspondence. None.
6. Operations Report.
Operator’s Report.
- Water usage. ________ gal/day
- Test Results and Testing.
Bacteria results negative.
Fluoride results within tolerance.
7. Repairs, Maintenance, and Connections.
Kirk said March was pretty quiet. He did mark the curb stop near the Coffey house. It looks like the water is already off at the apartment. It should be left on at the main house.
Kirk spoke with Tyler of East Engineering regarding the service line for Depot Street. He will forward what he received today to the Trustees. It would cost the District $1,000.00 for Tyler’s time on the project with the Town. The Town is okay in lumping it together. The road will be shut down to replace the culvert by Jacobs’ store. Joe asked if it was close to the drain. The catch basis by Jacobs’ curb sits over the main. The work will be 50’ to 60’ from that. The paving will be taken care of. The Town is going up Park Street to the green area on 15. The drains are shallow, but the only one that affects us is by Jacobs. The Board said we should do it together and someone should oversee the work.
Kirk read the meters on the 30th. He had to replace eight touch pads. He finished 60 Maple Ridge today. John could not get the day off to do the readings.
Kirk said we usually buy the chemicals in bulk. The updated price he received was $1,600.00. He called the chlorine supplier and they have an equal product for $465.00 a drum. We would need about two and a half drums to last for a year and they take the containers back. The current containers are in the equipment shed. Tanner asked how long they are stable and Kirk said they should stay throughout the year. Joe said to give it a try. He will see about bringing the containers to the dump to recycle.
Kirk asked about the Dig Safe membership. Joe asked for a motion to join, which was accepted. Kirk will get the paperwork together.
8. Old Business.
A. Nothing new on Mill Development. Villeneuve dragged out his equipment, so need to watch the hydrant.
B. Remote meters put aside.
C. Kirk has a draft done for the hydrant proposal. Needs some minor things like pictures to finalize. Will send to Trustees to look at to send to contractors. The engineers did the schematic.
D. No new allocations.
E. Wells and pumps are working well.
G. Radio is working fine and can get rid of on Agenda.
H. Kirk to call this week to have the tanks inspected in May or June.
I. Marc said there was a construction meeting for the final design for the sidewalk. They are going to move around the hydrants. Marc said it should be behind them and it will go in front of the one near the fire station. They did a bad job on the hydrants when they redid the road. Kirk asked if the gate valves were in the sidewalk and Marc said they are not. Brad, the interim town manager, will get Marc a date for the meeting. We need to have someone there for the whole project to go over the curb stops.
9. New Business.
A. Joe said there was nothing new on the United Church/Jacobs development. Marc said to watch water carefully, it is a high water table.
B. Joe asked Kirk to get a copy of the hydrant use police to the fire chief for review. Kirk said they did use a hydrant for a brush fire on River Road.
10. Next Regular Meeting. Next regular meeting May 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
11. Review and Approve Bills. Bills were reviewed and approved.
Adjournment. The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:33 p.m. The Board went into executive session at 7:34 to discuss a personnel matter. The executive session ended at 7:40.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Benson, Clerk/Treasurer
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Joe O’Brien, President