Meeting Notice for December 19

The Prudential Committee will be asking the Foothills residents to vote on a $66,000 bond from the Vermont Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The monies are needed to pay for the new greensand filter, associated support structure and other miscellaneous upgrades to the filtration system that were installed last summer. The bond is necessary as JFD #1 does not have enough reserves to cover the cost of the project. The revolving fund program provides low cost financing to municipal water systems for capital improvements.

More details will be forthcoming in the near future. Please see the special Warning for the information meeting (December 12) and the vote day (December 19).

See official “warning” document here.

Minutes — November 15 2022

Minutes of the 11/15/2022 JFD #1 Meeting

Location: Deborah Rawson Library Meeting Room

Attendees: Fred Lavenberg, Jeffrey Earl, Ann Lerner-Kroll, Brian Stevens, Dottie Windisch, Charlie Windisch

Meeting was called to order at 7:07pm

  1. Recap of last meeting: Presentation by the State on a program to obtain money for future water related projects went well. The board felt this was a program we should engage in and will force us into doing things we should be doing anyway, such as an inventory of all equipment/facilities, expected lifetime and replacement costs.
  2. Bill payment status: One household is still in arrears from the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Bill collector (Marilyn) is working with the party as they attempt to get aid from the State and get caught up.
  3. Mission System (communication between pump house and reservoir) – the antenna at the pump house will be replaced with a 4G antenna in an attempt to get a more robust communication system in place.
  4. The field down by the river has been brush hogged by Chuck Wiegand.
  5. The excavation hole (summer repair to fix a leak) near the pump house has been filled in.
  6. The committee unanimously approved a Resolution Certificate and Warning for an upcoming bond vote. More information to come on this, but the Prudential Committee will ask Foothills residents to vote on a bond that will enable JFD #1 to borrow money to pay for the greensand filter (and associated valves, control and pipe) that was installed last summer.
  7. The electrical box at the pumphouse is actually in good shape, so no switch replacements are needed.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 pm.