October 2024 minutes
October 8, 2024
6:30 p.m.
United Church of Underhill
TRUSTEES PRESENT OPERATORS PRESENT WEB MANAGER
Joe O'Brien
Tanner Palmer CLERK ASST. OPERATOR
Steve Jennings Nancy Benson
1. Call to Order and Welcome. Joe O'Brien called the meeting to order at 6:56 p.m. Joe had two items to add to the Agenda under New Business. D Bill Adjustment and E Consumer Confidence Report were added. The Agenda was adopted as changed.
2. Review and approval of minutes of previous meeting(s). Minutes from the September meeting were approved.
3. Review and approval of financial statements. The financial reports for September were approved.
4. Customer Comments.
Joe received a call from someone on Route 15 about colored water.
Numerous calls have been received regarding the October 1 billing.
5. Operations Report.
Test Results and Testing.
Bacteria results negative.
Fluoride results within tolerance.
Routine testing and operations.
Marc worked on the curb stops on Barrett Lane. Brian repaired the curb stop at 21 Valleys Edge.
Brian did the meter reading and all went well. He checked the meter at 7 Farmhouse Lane and it appeared to be working okay.
Brian is away next week, so Joe will do the testing. He is training with Brian this week. Brian and Joe are doing the hydrant flushing this week.
6. Old Business.
A. Nothing new on the Mill Development.
B. The United Church is starting with the one house.
C. Joe will clarify with Chris Wells if he can do the digging for the hydrant replacement. Lance can assemble the hydrant. Steve asked if he could ask the pie shop owner's husband about digging for the hydrant and the beaver dam. Joe told him to check with him. We also may ask John Leo.
D. Alexander sent a check for $4,000.00 instead of $3,100.00. The water can be hooked up once the correct check is received.
7. New Business.
A. For the Hach chlorine analyzer replacement, the parts have been ordered.
B. Nancy will get Steve the card to start on the safety and equipment purchases.
C. Joe is waiting to hear from Simon on the tank cleaning.
D. The October billing was high because the July billing was an estimate based on the quarter before. Nancy will verify if people were double billed and look at last year's usage also. If there was a double billing, Joe will prepare a letter stating the billing error.
E. Joe received notice that the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report hadn't been delivered. Steve and Tanner remembered delivering it. Joe will check and file the report.
8. Next Regular Meeting. Next regular meeting November 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
9. Review and Approve Bills. Bills were reviewed and approved.
Adjournment. The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Benson, Clerk/Treasurer
Joe O'Brien, President