Attendees: Brian Stevens, Jeff Earl, Drew Bulfer, Kevin Trout, Ann Kroll Lerner, Charlie Windisch
Location: Deborah Rawson Library meeting room
Meeting called to order at 7:05pm
- Bill payment status: Marilyn Marshall (via email) reported 12 households are delinquent in paying the 3rd quarter bill, and two households are delinquent in paying the 2nd and 3rd quarter bills. Delinquency notices to be sent out.
- Financial report: We are slightly over budget at this point but not a cause for concern. The electric bills (there are two – one for the lower pump house and one for the upper reservoir house) were discussed. For the past three months the lower pump house bills are considerably higher than a year ago. The committee needs to discuss this with SOS to find out why. Earlier this year, the upper house bills were higher than expected, but this was due to issues with the pressure pumps not working properly.
- The upcoming November meeting was discussed. The State will send a representative to observe the meeting. This is required to close out the asset management plan (AMP) that was approved. In addition, SOS is required to attend the meeting. The committee will use this opportunity to ask questions to SOS as communication with them is sometimes difficult.
- Several households have complained about blackened filters and manganese staining. SOS is trying to “dial in” the correct chlorine levels, necessary for the greensand filter to operate correctly and filter out the manganese. A system flush is scheduled for this week which should help purge any build up. The committee also needs to understand how often manganese is tested for and the status of the chlorine addition.
- Valve replacement. Several shut off valves need to be replaced. The outlook is next spring/early summer. (Post meeting update: Charlie has called Chris Wells to ask if we can get on his calendar for next year).
All for now. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19 at 7pm.