Location: Deborah Rawson Library meeting room

Attendees: Chris Laskowski, Fred Lavenberg, Drew Bulfer, Jeffrey Earl, Kevin Trout, Brian Stevens, Ann Lerner-Kroll, Charlie Windisch.

Meeting was called to order at 7:05pm.

1. Minutes from the December meeting were approved.
2. Water bill payment status: 11 households have not paid their 1^st quarter 2025 bill (was due January 1); one household has not paid their 4th quarter 2024 bill nor the first quarter bill (you know who you are). The water bills should be treated like any other utility bill and must be paid on time!
3. Officers were elected to new terms. Kevin Trout was elected  Chairman (aka “president”); Brian Stevens will continue on as Treasurer; Charlie Windisch will continue on as Secretary/Clerk, and Marilyn Marshall as bill collector.
4. Lower pumphouse repairs: The pumphouse building is in desperate need of repairs. The committee received an estimate from Koss Construction (via Drew) to repair wood rot, fix the front entrance and apply vinyl siding to the building. The estimate ($6500) was considered very fair and the committee voted to approve.
5. The budget for 2025 was discussed and approved. Quarterly bills going forward will be $250 (up from $235). It is the first increase in several years and represents a 4.7% increase.
6. Manganese testing: Kevin will contact SOS to request monthly testing for manganese (at least for the next six months) to insure the greensand filter and chlorine pumps are doing their job in filtering out the manganese.
7. Greensand filter maintenance – Kevin to contact Culligan to set up a semi-annual maintenance contract (recommended by SOS).
8. Septic tank pump out – Kevin to contact SOS and P&P to make sure we are on a good schedule (every three years) for pumping out the septic tank. The septic tank holds the manganese and other impurities filtered out by the greensand filter. 

Meeting concluded at 8:10pm

Attendees: Kevin Trout, Drew Bulfer, Brian Stevens, Jeff Earl, Charlie Windisch.

Location: Deborah Rawson Memorial Library Meeting room

Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm

1. Minutes from the November meeting were approved.
2. Bill payment status: Marilyn (via email): Two households are still delinquent in paying the 4^th quarter bill (was due October 1st). On the positive side, 10 households have already paid the 1^st quarter 2025 bill (due January 1, 2025)
3. Financial status: Overall, JFD #1 is in reasonably good shape, financially speaking. The committee spend a lot of time reviewing each line item in the budget, seeing where we met projections and where we fell short. There were several areas where more dollars need to be allocated for FY 2025. As such, the committee is recommending that the quarterly bill be increased by $15 (from $235 to $250) starting with the second quarter of 2025. Rates have not changed for three years, despite rising labor and material costs. (Note: This represents a 4.7% increase, which the committee felt was reasonable). The FY 2025 budget will be finalized at the January 2025 meeting.
4. Lower pump house repairs: The building is showing it’s age and is in need of improvements. The committee (Drew) will contact several contractors who are all fully insured to get estimates. We anticipate a Spring 2025 start date.

Location: Deborah Rawson Memorial Library meeting room.

Attendees: Lane Simon, Becca Simon (SOS); Carmen Zwack, Ali Corn, Megan Young (Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division – State of Vermont); Fred Lavenberg, Jeffrey Earl, Brian Stevens, Ann Kroll Lerner, Kevin Trout, Charlie Windisch (JFD #1 Prudential Committee)

Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. Introductions were made.

1. A substantial part of the meeting was spent discussing the Asset Management Plan (AMP). East Engineering developed the plan which lists the total assets of the JFD #1 system, including pumps, filters, curb stop locations and estimated ages of the components. The intent is to make this a “living document” that will be updated from time to time. The goal is to identify weak points ahead of time and to be proactive instead of merely reacting to problems as they arise. The purpose of the State attending was to witness that we are a functioning municipality. As a result the loan taken out to fund East Engineering is hereby forgiven.
2. Many topics were discussed with SOS. The highlights were the line breakage which occurred on Arcadia (stuck valve) and lead to a loss of system pressure and the subsequent boil water order. Also discussed was the situation that lead to the high levels of manganese and what was done to correct that (two new chlorine pumps). We are still awaiting the results of the samples submitted to officially lift the high manganese warning, but tests done by SOS indicate the levels are way down. We also discussed testing for manganese monthly rather than quarterly so that we know sooner if a problem has developed.  The greensand filter should also be inspected 2x per year to insure it is functioning properly.
3. Bill pay status: Marilyn Marshall reported that there are still four households who have not paid the 4^th quarter bill (which was due October 1).  The committee will discuss late fees to be applied to delinquent accounts at the next meeting.
4. Financials: Brian reported that repair costs are coming in slightly higher than budgeted but nothing to be alarmed about. Otherwise the financial position looks good. The FY 2025 budget will be presented at the next meeting (December 17).
5. Meeting was adjourned at 9pm.