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Good evening everyone. I would like to call the water commissioners uh meeting of July 13, 2026 um to order at 700 p.m. Um please note um that this is being recorded um by

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PCAM and will be uploaded later to YouTube. Um we are currently at 25 Harbor Trace Road. Roll call members and participants. Todd Malansen chair present. >> Gerald Baz is present. >> Dav superintendent present.

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>> Um I have no chairman's additions and deletions this month. Um approve the minute meetings of June 8th, 2026. Um they look pretty straightforward to me. Dave look good. Um you did you >> make a motion? I'll make a motion to

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approve the minutes of June 8th 2026. >> Second. Motion's made and second. Roll call vote. Todd Lansson. I >> six. Yes. >> Uh motion passes. I do not see anyone online current. >> Well, we won't be here. >> Okay.

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>> They have their thing with the the select one. >> Yeah, that's fine. That's fine. Um I don't see any appointments on the agenda. So, we will go to 3.1. Uh rules and regulations. Um, did you happen to

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make the changes we requested? >> It wasn't in my packet that they emailed, so I didn't get to see it. >> No, because I I basically it's a um one of the things you asked for was already there. >> Okay.

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>> And then there's a whole thing on irrigation on the end. >> Okay. Let me give a chance. This one's in Okay. What did they what did they decide on the irrigation? What is >> it's it's in the it's in the end. We can

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>> grass collection. >> Here we go. >> You turn that down. >> It's 70. >> You're hot. >> Right. >> I got Never mind. >> I have insulation. No, I'm fine. You can I >> um you see landscape irrigation

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regulation purpose protect maintain comriations used on regulation commercial industrial landscaping definitions means set of components include um

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system tech distribution control components emissions which means fine on moisture sensitive based to turn on or off according to the moisture level of the soil. Okay.

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Irrigation professional. Okay. So by the association screen to take rainfall. Um the moisture sensor is new and I don't know how many of them have them now.

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>> Right. I got that directly from the NASDAQ. >> Well, they it's not in the the water conservation standard. Um the the rain shut off or the rain sensor I'm

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with, but soil moisture. >> I think it can have either >> either, but either one >> either. You should have either one because they're gonna Right. I would be I I I'd feel more comfortable with um and I would put in the word working in front of any component we put on this

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cuz we ran into that and shut up. >> Yeah. >> So I the other thing the rain shut off service I would put working rain uh sensor device means um a calibrated device to detect rainfall um renovations. Okay. whether this is this

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is becoming more and more frequent. That one I would keep. Um I I I trust the rain sensor and the weather-based controller more so than I do the moisture control to be honest with you. >> Right. But it's just three different >> Yeah. >> things you can

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>> Okay. You're not require you're not then what I would do is what I would consider this is automated controls and list. You have to have at least one, >> right? Okay. Instead of listing them in different places, it almost looks like we're going to require all three.

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>> Okay. >> Um, do you have a timing device listed on here anywhere? I got >> it. Should be somewhere. >> Renovations network irrigations quick couple back flip uses. Okay. Bush sensor.

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Um any personal license the brain shut off um see actually I don't see the control um the control device for time in days I would

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put that so would I the controlling devices um I would do almost like Section one, time and date controller or timing device and then moisture control and list the moisture uh the moist the ground moisture sensor um rain sensor

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device and the uh weather-based irrigation controller. Um the rest of it looks pretty good, Dave, but that's the only thing I haven't checked. >> I'll check I'll take I'll >> send write it send it to us and we'll All right. >> Okay. >> Um but that's that's a good really good

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first sign. Um, and then everything else I liked. Um, let me see. Um, do you have anything else to add on that? >> No. >> Okay. Uh, 3.2 the master plan, the time bond master plan.

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>> Um, are we voting to accept this or I mean there was a lot. I I'll be honest with you, I've gotten about halfway. >> This is a >> that's about remember this is a living document. >> Yeah. And it can be adjusted every year. >> Mhm.

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>> If you if you >> Well, it should be because as we add things, correct things, replace things, the hydraulic model itself is going to change >> right >> now. How how closely is that tied to our GIS?

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>> Well, that the more we do the GIS, the more that changes. So, one of the things they changed is because we put the water line in Emery. >> Yeah. They changed all our sampling stations. >> DP did or DP.

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>> So where what changed? >> Well, we got them. We had to shift them to >> where? >> Well, once go at the running guy. >> Yeah. So they have to do the nearest one to the entrance to the system. >> Okay. >> Then you have to do the end of the

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system >> and then the model shows your least likeliest chances of >> okay, >> something showing up. And now it's DVR and um bacteria DV sorry >> DVR >> is do you know what those are? It's it's

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the disinfectant byproducts. Okay. So because we chlorinate >> there are um disinfectant byproducts that occur DBR. Um so what they do again is you you they

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from the the initial entrance to the system um usually at the end of the system and then any other places what do you have four what >> four DVR sites >> we're putting them in now >> but how many sites four did they all

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right >> and they put circles in the map >> and they said put it in the circle >> so >> oh so they gave you an area they didn't give you a specific address, >> right? >> Okay, that's good. >> And and instead, we're having a problem with moving other things because former

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employees were using their relatives and so we're putting in stations. >> I don't uh >> we're putting in sampling stations. >> I hate those. The little thin copper ones. >> No, it's a it looks like a um a telephone box.

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>> Yeah, but you open it up and it's a little copper tube, >> right? for DVRs. That's fine. I don't like those for bacteria. >> Yeah. Well, >> we used to have them at the tank state and they used to be um >> Where do you put these?

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>> You attach them to like a hydrant branch or a water mane or you do if it's on a building, you you have a pipe through and you connect to where it enters the building. >> Well, one one of the one of the new sites is in the school, so we're fine with that one. Yeah,

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>> we will reach high school. >> Nice. >> Because remember, it's towards the end. >> No, I No, I know that >> one had a BMW halfway down >> and >> you have a house or you >> we didn't have a house. No, >> we're putting it off the hydrant. >> No, we u there's a 2in line go to the

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rod and gun club. >> Okay. >> We we're we're putting a tea in and put a 2x1. >> I'm going to I'm going to send you a brochure. I have >> Yeah. instead of the little thin tubes. It's just very hard to clear those

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>> of bacteria. So, I would get something that's a little larger that you can get some flow of water through. >> Um, >> so what I would I'll send you the brochure to before You haven't bought them yet, right? >> We did. >> Okay.

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>> Because we they told us that we had >> No, I know. I know you cuz you're going to have to start sampling it. Um, >> right. >> But I would I let Let you look. I just I'm really Larry of those. I've had a lot of bad luck with them. Did they make a sample of the tanks for bacteria uh

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for DBRs? >> Yeah, we're just we that's on that's on my list. >> Okay, good enough. >> I'm sorry, I'm jumping ahead. >> Yeah, >> but I did I got up to the hydraulics evaluation and that's about um

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>> Right. But I'm I'm going to anytime you guys have an idea and you want to vote something in, we can put it in. This is a living document. It it can evolve and change. So don't be afraid. It's simp. >> Well, it's the thing I want to see is

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what do we know the charges they're going to charge us to run it. So like when we have these large scale developments that are coming up, >> the model, the hydraulic model, does it is it a working model yet? then they haven't gone that far. We don't have

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that kind of money to to right now it we have a flushing plan from it. >> Okay. I would like to see we I'd like them here to talk to us about what it would take dollar-wise

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and and timewise and what they would charge us to run it later because with all these large developments you were talking about especially the one coming up off of county road uh >> old old >> city road >> old city road >> right

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>> um I want to see what the model says that'll do or if we add a tank. If we connect another like if we do like another emery where we loop a part of town, you run the model, it

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>> it tells you what's going to happen. So I would like to to know the cost it would to create that. >> But we want to pay for that. I would make them pay for >> including >> you can make them pay for infrastructure. I don't think you can make them pay for the model

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>> the because if the model affects the infrastructure, you have to do the model first to see what they need to put in. >> I I want Tom Council's opinion on that cuz I I I I will respectfully disagree with you that we could make them pay for the mall. We could make

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them pay for a new tank. We could make them not >> but a model that area. >> Yeah. But it's not going to get us the whole town. I would rather if we're going to do it instead of doing it peacemail, I would rather see us >> do it wholesale so we know what happens

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to so we're not doing things blind. Anyways, >> we get back to this. It's a living document. So if you later on you want to change anything or we have to change something because something came up a new law passed then then we just move things on.

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>> Okay. So, but um I know it's summertime, but this fall, especially when we're getting ready for next year's budget, I would like to have Lou here to talk either, you know, digitally or here in person so we can talk about what the costs would look

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like for a hydra a full hydraulic model. Um there are a lot of changes coming and I just want to make sure we're prepared and I I don't like doing these pieces. If I'm going to do something, let's just do it, get it done, and then we have it operational. So, that would be my only

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suggestion. >> Yeah. I wanted to see >> Does that make sense to you? >> Yeah. I want to see where Lunberg and and this other development >> Yeah. >> come out before we even >> Well, that's the thing is we're actually to be honest with you, if you're thinking about selling to other

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entities, we need the model. the state will require us before they will give us the interbasin transfer permit um or even approve because we're going to have to get an additional volume permit. So I mean there are things that if if this is

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what the direction the department goes we're going to need that model. So less >> water do we have enough water to >> we do legally we don't. So, there's two different things. You they give you a legal they give you a physical capacity

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of each well. >> Um, and that it's usually in gallons per minute. You do the math and it tells you how much >> it would would uh withdraw. The water management dictates how much you can. So, I think our registered plus permit

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is 75. We on average right now pump about 04 to.5 >> depends on in the winter. >> No for what do you report on your annual statistical for an average? >> 400 and something

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>> okay thousand a day. >> So you're at4 million gallons.5 we're allowed would you say >> 75? Yes. So we've got anywhere from 300 to 250,000 gallons to play with right now. That's a

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good buffer. Um, but if we were to sell, I would make them, the purchaser, apply uh and pay for the new permit. >> Absolutely. >> But we I don't think but before we can even go down that path, you need to

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prove with the model that you're not going to engage your system. >> So the the other number is what the wells are permitted to be able to pump, >> right? which is is 3.7. >> It's not permitted. That's your physical

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capacity. What you are permitted is in the registered volume and the permitted volume. You cannot um exceed those. >> Right? So I can I can use any one of those wells at that at a certain volume like this well here is 700 gallons per

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minute which is a million gallons per day, >> right? You can never run that at full >> capacity. But I mean there are other things that help you control it too. They they you know as as an operator the operators watch it and this so what's

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called static which is if you're not running the pump that's what the water level is. >> Okay. >> When you run it or you're under dynamic that is when the the draw down goes. There is a point where you cannot go below. You'll injure the pump. That's something they watch. It's on skater. It

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shows them where they are. They know those values. In fact, usually they're programmed into skater, so you can't go below that. Um, so those are some of the physical capacities that restrict what you can do. And as far as I know, the only one that really was troublesome was

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Cross Street since we've done the the the rehabilitations. My understanding was the two Witchesburg wells have done well. The new Main Street well is outstanding. Correct. And the Harvard trace law has always been a

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great producer. So what you have to do is and what we were doing before we had the treatment plant was we were cycling through but that was what was causing like the disturbance of the the system, >> right? >> Um >> now all the wells going all at the same time.

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>> So the water quality is exactly the same every time. >> Well, you're not you're also not stirring it up. So it's not fighting against it's not used to going this way and all of a sudden you're reversing it. You know what I mean? >> So um

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I like it. Um and like you said it's a living document. Um do we have to vote to accept or enact the or is this just our information? >> I don't think we can. I'm just

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>> okay. I'm good with that. I'm just asking the question. You don't want to make any changes right now. >> No, I don't want to make any changes now. >> So, we're good to go. >> All right, that works for me. Um 3.3 carry forward and close accounts from

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FY26. Where is that? Is this the sheet here? It's this one. >> That's what I thought. Okay. So, you're

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you're subtracting the skater system. >> That was from two years ago and and it was a little over. So, there was a a negative number. There's a negative number >> which should have happened. They should have taken it out of the regular

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scanner. >> Right. All right. Um there is the Lunberg uh tank, >> right? That was the design of the tank and the booster pump and all that. >> Okay. So, that one went a little over, >> right? >> Past treatment planning had a um a a

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balance left. >> Y >> the water system improvement expenses. Um we didn't really touch that, huh? >> No. All right. I don't know if that exists. M >> let me let me So when the town vote

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voted they voted $21 million >> right and they got split up cuz they only gave you 14 million999 >> for one year and 6.1 in the other year. >> So you don't get money from the the state involving fund until you spend it.

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>> Right. >> Th this money was we were under budget a half a million dollars >> under budget. >> Yeah. >> Under budget. under budget. So this is the undue budget. The money I don't think the money exists.

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It's on paper. It's the 21 minus what we spent. So that we're just >> So they never gave us that money. >> They never gave us the money. I keep trying trying to tell the economist that we don't have the money doesn't exist.

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>> So let me ask a question. >> Can you b Can you still borrow it? No. Well, and no, I don't want to borrow. >> No. >> No. And I don't think they would let us. >> We're just closing out >> We're closing out the account. >> Yeah. But I don't understand why.

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Wrong one. I'm trying to do a calculator on. >> So that's what we're that's the exact number we're under budgeting for the building. >> Yeah. But hold on one sec. Six. That one. >> Wait. 33

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+ 2 950 + 1 954 is 11580 6 um 7774 forward.

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>> All right. Um in addition carry forward articles um east side phase 2 impaired east side phase I've been >> you want me to explain one or two? Well, uh, the only problem is Dave, if that number doesn't exist, the 496,

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then we're you're you do have a negative number on those lines. >> It's a couple >> it's like it's 5,200 bucks, >> right? Then which you can encumber and and take but you got to close out the account first.

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>> Okay. And then carrying forward with balances from so you have a negative balance. Why do you have the same one on there twice? Well, it's different. >> All right. So, >> one's debt, one's interest. Never mind. >> Right. Got it. >> So, we p we paid the last payment off

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last July for phase one. We just paid the last payment off on phase two. So, we're going to be closing phase two next year. >> Okay. >> Those two and those are being put in into the debt for the the building. >> Okay.

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uh water interest on STL insurance costs. So that has an extra 23 in it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Uh do you need a motion?

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I got it. Okay. Um see, you don't need this one attached, right? Okay. I make a motion that the board of water commissioners

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um vote to close the accounts and transfer the balances to free cash of the STM uh May 2023 art skater system. The annual town meeting May 2022,

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annual town meeting 11 water system improvements. The engineering of Lunenburgg storage tank account. The annual town meeting uh December 14th, 2021 PAS treatment

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planning. The annual town meeting article 10 May 2023 water system improvement 2024 expenses. The water operator 0000 prior year encumbrance,

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the water LT interest MAC MWP Aside phase 1 and the water LT debt MWPAT ES size phase 1. In addition, we are

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required that we carry forward the warrant articles with balances from FY20 2025 to FY 2026, the LTD non-excluded MPL account, the

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water interest on the storage tank loan and insurance costs, the water LT interest MWPAT east side phase 11 or two, Um, >> two

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>> two. Okay. And the water LT debt W MWP Aside phase 2 accounts, >> right? >> Uh, do I need to put the totals on? Uh, the total for the um article the

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accounts being closed is $491,0009.30. The amount total amount of balances bringing forward is $28,26.50. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Motion's made in second. Roll call. Vote. Todden. I >> terms.

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>> Motion passes. >> All right. Uh, okay. What was it done? I'm not. All right. So, that is done.

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4.1 commissioners update reports. I will yield the floor to Jerry Lynn. >> Okay. Basically, um, I'm taking a little ride around the property and there's a stolen field out here, >> right? >> Is it connected? It is it's not working

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properly and I've I've gotten three different people to come and look at it who there's different solar companies put it in I think so I would call that >> I called them they don't do infrastructure they don't do >> they only do software so we've got a

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solar which we're not using >> right >> well it should be tied into >> I don't think it is >> well it should be tied into the wealth that's where it was originally >> I'm I'm working Um, >> it's not. >> It's not. >> No. >> Okay. >> Well, we're not getting a We're not

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getting a positive number. >> Can I do you mind if I go look at it afterwards? Cuz I >> Oh, go for me. >> I ran a8 megawatt solar facility. Let me take a look. I just make sure. >> I just think that we're missing the boat

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if we're not >> It was working for Last I >> How long did it work for? How long we had it? And how long? >> For 20 years. Yeah, cuz Paul put it in cuz he he was part of the same program that mine went in.

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>> There's a couple things you can check that I'll show you. >> Yeah. >> Now, you have the art gloves. >> The what? >> Nope. >> No. >> Nope. That answer is that question. Um, all right. When we're done here, I'll go look at it. Um, let's see.

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>> And my other question is when the building was built, it was built so we could have solar panels. Yes, >> the loan wouldn't cover that. So, it's set up to do it later, >> right? A home later. >> Whenever you want to do it, >> when we went

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>> I'm trying to get a company to uh cuz that they said that that the one of the companies I brought in said that SN >> Well, that's not see so I'll I know too much about solar. my dad was. So, what

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it is is that was put in at a certain um um so it produced a certain amount of wattage, >> right? >> And it's warrantied for a certain amount of time not to go below I think it's 95%

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efficiency, >> right? What you find with solar is it probably hits that 95 94% efficiency and then plateaus up and it doesn't go down or less. My dad still has panels that were put in in the 70s on top of Epcot

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that are still working to this day. They just their efficiency rating sucked. Um >> but but >> I've been trying I've been trying to get someone to come and look at it. >> So >> and I get people and then they dang out on me. So what I let me get you some names

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>> because our utility I mean our our bills are >> huge the electric saw that solar thing and >> so what I would do >> you have to spend money to save money. >> Correct. The other thing I would do, Dave, is if we are set up for solar on here,

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>> the people I bring in to look at at maybe retrofitting or whatever this, >> we could make it a combined. >> Okay. >> Put solar on the roof up here. >> Okay. >> And either upgrade or bring that one back online if I can't figure out what's going on. Right.

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>> But they caught any wires, Dave, when they were making the connection from here to here. We don't >> Where's the master meter for it? The the um uh not master meter, the um Oh, the terminology. It's been a while

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since >> you're talking about the solar. I can't answer. >> I'll know what I'm looking for when I look for it. I will tell you what I can and then we'll go from there. >> Right. All right. Cuz I I'm That's a big concern. >> No, I huge. >> It is. But that's also that was

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>> I know >> figured into our rating because I just don't want to do any more than we have to. So I'm with you on >> Right. So it's a pretty big roof and it's all flat. We put the ladders on to be able to take care of it. >> It doesn't really have to be taken care

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of. What you you need to one is if we if we do this and I could never convince Paul of it is to have a maintenance plan. they they just need to come in and do an annual inspection. There are micro fractures that can happen that can disable the individual panels or

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portions of it. They can heat up and get burn spots. You know what we and they actually use drones to do it. >> They fly over and they take infrared pictures and they can see. >> So, um all right. So, we have something for another agenda. I, you know, let's

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get through to the fall. Um, and then it'll give us the winter to come up with a plan and things like that. >> Get me some of the names that you know of and I'll >> I will most definitely I will. >> I I've been through three people so far. >> No, not a problem. Um, all right. Anything else on that?

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>> No, they just went bring it up and when I saw them I thought, "Oh boy, here we are." >> Thank Thank you. Um, uh, >> I'm into saving money. >> I am too. Lori, you 5.1. any updates or reports to be given?

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>> No, I just want to thank you all. I did hear you say something earlier about town council >> and uh actually've heard that three times tonight >> um from three different boards and we have no money.

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>> So, that's fine. >> I hope you don't need it for a long time. >> Nope. Nope. That's fine. That that really and truly is okay. It was it won't come up for a long time. It just I just wanted him aware that before he

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asks someone to pay for something, we just get verification. We have the right to ask for it. >> Oh, agree. And just, you know, go through Karen for anything like that. >> And I want to thank you all for your time and your volunteerism. I've been

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back and forth. Planning is like really crazy tonight. So, um, >> all right, we get that. and you know that you show up and you do have in point is is appreciated. Um and that you do make the attempt. You got a lot on your plate. We understand it. So you do

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come in and out. So I will reciprocate. I appreciate what you do. >> All right. >> Thank you. I appreciate what you do too >> very much. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. Um superintendent updates and report 6.1.

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Right. So the the fence right now we're in day safe. We got all the the checks and everything. Okay. >> So that the fence will be put up in the next couple weeks. >> Okay. >> Is it just that one section? Do we have >> we're doing wall now? >> So there's a there's a there's a gate

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back there. >> Yeah. >> We're going to go from the gate to the concrete pad around the concrete pad attached to the building. So this >> Oh, here. >> Here. So that's >> that's one. >> That's one. Okay. That's priority one, >> right? >> Right. >> Yes, it is.

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>> Okay. Priority one is is here >> where I go for then he's going to go to walnut. >> Mhm. >> He's going to take the existing fence off >> and put the black >> the poles. He's going to straighten out the poles and the guy hit. >> Yeah.

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>> Because the guy two poles were bent straight back. >> Somebody hit them >> across from from the driveway. >> Okay. We're going to put a balls will be coming in. I'm going to stick them right >> instead of ollets.

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Do we have any big boulders? >> I wouldn't do I wouldn't do that. >> Oh, I would. >> Oh, I would. >> No. No. I I get I get enough I get enough calls from that neighborhood with the fence. So, I'll put them

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>> natural. They're natural boulders. They're stone. No. >> All right. You gonna put ball in some? >> I'm gonna put a couple. >> How many guys? >> I'm getting 15 because there's been a hit. >> Okay. >> So, we're gonna we're gonna have a

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program of putting some balls up on the trouble. >> All right. So, all right. How did I'll let you never mind. >> All right. We We have >> Want to shut up. >> What? Oh, hey, Ryan. >> Oh, Ryan. Oh, all right. I'm sorry. So,

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we're going to be protecting things because of holes. >> All right. >> Um, we're working on finishing up the main and cross street chlorination. >> Um, DP has added some test areas that we have to >> Yeah.

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>> because of population increases and and the shift in the water system. >> Okay. >> Um, >> wait a minute. Go back to Main Street. The chlorination um making changes to the chlorination. >> We don't chlorinate yet. We still have a set of chlorin. I thought we had

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>> they haven't approved it yet. >> So that's another issue. >> There was a plan in place spec specs and they weren't put in the way the person who was in charge of putting

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it in didn't go by the specs. >> Okay. So >> that problem that problem's gone, right? But but uh have we made the changes? >> We're making the changes right now. >> Okay. And then you'll have the EP come out and inspect it.

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>> Correct. >> Okay. >> And it's all handled. We got we got someone very good in charge. What do the bobblehead over there? >> All right. Um we got >> You really have to be in a chair out on

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your deck. >> Oh, okay. It's not your deck. Okay. I feel better now. >> Anyways, >> three there's three houses right now that are hooking up. >> Okay. >> Um south two uh >> Oh, now he's on the deck. >> Yeah, now he is. Now you got to rub it

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in. >> Um one house and an accessory house. They're hooking up on South Row. >> On South row. Okay. >> Yeah. >> They were on a well. They're on a well in in this in uh they can't use the

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house until because the well is very bad. Todd Road is the same thing. They put a shrimp tank in and >> put the shrimp as in like to grow shrimp. >> Yeah. >> Well, who put it in? Oh, new

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>> as like a pet, not as like a >> I have no Well, that's what I'm thinking. They said they put a showcake in and as soon and it killed them all >> and then they probably off >> the nitrates are around 50. >> Are you kidding?

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>> Yeah. So they're drinking bott. >> Oh. >> So but all those those are very small lots and they got a set. >> See that's that's yeah that's why there needs to >> but title five

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>> may not be the septic system. Those houses are close together. >> Where where was this area? >> Todd Road. >> Right. Right here. >> Oh, >> right across the street. >> Oh. >> And then uh 48 West Meadow putting an access accessory building in. And I totally had to put a separate line in.

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But they're putting they're putting they just paid today. >> So they putting both on the house and the accessory or just >> No, no, their house is already connected up. >> Okay. All right. >> They have to put a separate line in, but they're also uh paving. They had to do it now because they're

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going to be paving West and Lunberg Road in September. >> Going back to our policy and stuff, we don't allow the service lines to be under driveways, do we? >> No. >> New ones. Okay. >> Say that again. >> So, the the line that goes from the

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water man to the house is called a service line. >> Oh, service line. Okay. I just want to make sure we don't allow them to be underneath the driveway unless there's unless there's so much granite you can't get it through. >> Oh, you're crossing >> or you're crossing something. >> Um

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>> because >> one the curb stop ends up in there and over time they end up paving over it, >> right? >> And then if something breaks underneath there, it's a lot more expensive to rip up the driveway and redo it. So I would rather see make sure we know that it

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doesn't go underneath the driveway. >> All right. All >> right. So we are Fitchburg Road is one of the is in planning. Okay. More main streets in planning. >> Hannes road two Hanes roads in planning. >> Okay. >> So recently the um

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the housing board has sold a lot a 3acre lot across the street from to Trophy. So they got >> Trophy. >> Yeah. >> Where's Trophy? >> Trophy. >> Hes Road right on the H.

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>> We have water line on Tro Trophy. It's an 8 in water line across the street from this. >> Okay. >> So, and then there there's a 30 acre lot that the housing owns 750 ft 50 ft further up. >> Okay. >> So, they work on it, log it, and then I

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mentioned to them that there's water there and they then they they change their their direction. So that's in development. So that's probably going to be the same thing as um what's on 108. >> All right. >> Fitsburg. Now >> when we these when you say these

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developments, are they going to be more like condo apartments or we talking duplexes? >> Probably three or four probably three. >> How much? How much land? >> Three acres. So,

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one of the things I would like to see is >> um do you ever seen the um water demand reports you can make them produce which will tell us how much they expect and it includes if they put irrigation

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and stuff. I'd like to see with these new things as they start to come on, we should be starting to tabulate what the actual demands are going to be on the system. >> Have these actually gone to planning board yet or not? >> No, that one hasn't gone to planning board yet.

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>> The other ones have. >> No, none of these clearly have. >> They're in they're in That's why I said they're in planning. >> All right. So, he means that they're creating the plans and not gone to the planning board yet. >> Right. >> I got it. I put on planning board. Oh, I forget that. >> Yeah. All right.

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>> So, that I just mentioned it. >> You know, it's it's minor. So, we'll we'll figure out when we get there. The next one is there's about 5 40 m left. >> We just got we we get the meters all in

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the west because >> there have been years where I'm chasing all over the state >> to get meters. So, I order them way ahead of time and we get them all at once. David, are they installed the disc or are you doing ultrasonic? >> Everything's ultrasonic in this time. >> Good. Good.

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>> So, we're uh Oh, that issue that we had where the guy was on Facebook basically saying our me is making noise. >> Oh, >> it was his check valve. That's what we >> because we changed the meter and the

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doors continued and we said it was what it was and no it it's I saw it. I left it alone. Um but and I think I called and asked you if it was ultrasonic. You said yes. And I knew there's no way that

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so the the ultrasonics have no working parts. It's just water going. And even if it was a disc one, it wouldn't have made that noise. It had to be something in the system either malfunctioning or wide open running. >> Right.

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>> And so, you know, I wasn't too um after I talked to you, I did call the TA and let him know that there was a Facebook post, right? and that it wasn't that it's it was something internal, not

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not us. So, >> I try I try to explain to the guy over the phone and he called me a liar. He called me >> and what get upset. They get upset. I I understand that you handled it well. The staff handled it well. Um that's all

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that we need to say. >> Um >> all right. So going back, we're 78% complete right now >> and it looks like we're about 2 years this year and next year and we'll be completely um >> All right.

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>> Changed over. >> What are the age? Now we're doing AMI, right? Advanced meter infrastructure. So we have the endpoints that send out signals. >> Yes. So the first meter was put in in January of 2021. >> All right. So one of the things let's

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start planning for and put in put somewhere in your calendar those those start dying about 9 or 10 years. >> That was my next question. How long do they >> So the meters the meters are fine. >> Yeah. >> It's the the the device that sends the

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signal out cellular. Those batteries are good. They they're guaranteed I think for 10 years. >> 10 years and then and then for >> Yeah. after that. So, so can the the minimal cost. So, the the meter company

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usually replaces them just you just take them out, you give them back to them and then you can put new ones in. >> Are we trained at installing them? >> What >> are our people are our people putting the meters and end points in? >> All of them. >> Okay.

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>> We've done them all. >> All right. Then you answered my question. >> Yeah. They've been in my house. >> Yeah. So really the 10 year period for the first meeting >> would be 31 >> is 20 31 >> 23. >> So we're going to have a few years.

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>> No. And I that I understand I would keep Do you plan on keeping a certain stock on hand? >> Yeah. >> Cuz you're going to end up with frozen ones, broker ones. >> We're not going to keep more than 40 or 50. >> That's that's the perfect number. That's exactly what I was Dave. Fine. That's

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I'm good with that. I'm just thinking planning budgetwise as we go forward. I don't want to get like forget it and get >> No, no, we're going to keep we're going to keep the same budget just >> All right. Um we paved our around Highland Tank. There

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was >> Highland Tank >> gets flooded all the time. >> Yeah. >> Big. So what we did is >> it that wasn't working well. It was just dirt. So we paved around the tank. when we um there's a drain so we stare all

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the water with the drain and that was perfect >> and we did the paving or we had some >> No, we had uh city line paving come >> I didn't think we had paving equipment so >> no that's a lot of that's a lot >> I don't know that's >> so we did

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>> where's the drain empty out to >> what >> where does the drain empty out to >> where right where the to a little brick that it's a ditch where the overflow for the tank goes into. >> Okay. All right. >> So, we just reused

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>> everything and now now it works. >> It's it's beautiful up there. >> Yeah. >> And uh the tank cleaning has been done as of last week. >> Both. >> Both. >> Okay. >> So, I haven't got the report in. They said they're going to they're going to finish it up today. >> All right.

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>> And then they'll send it to us. There was no more than a quarter of an inch anywhere in either tanks. >> Can you have that report for each of us next I'll send it I'll send you a copy as soon as I get it. >> Okay. >> And then uh >> who did it? >> It's a

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I I'll have to get the the right thing. I didn't write it down. And so then there's a priority uh Witchesburg to um we have to change the locks on everything. >> Yeah. >> So that's number one priority. But

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that's $4,700. But the the locks that the virtual locks in this building so we're changing them to different sections and but and so all the locks in all the buildings are being changed. >> Okay. Your

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>> because we mentioned that in last >> your punch codes did you change those? You have punch codes on the outside. >> Yeah. Well been changed. >> You don't have to change. It's not a punch code. It's a it's your right. >> So you don't have both. We only have a fob and a punch code.

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>> No. >> Okay. >> So, >> and he's been taken off. >> What? >> Nothing. >> Okay. >> But we we're changing all the locks that have not the locks, just the uh the the tumbler.

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>> Okay. >> So, it's it's really not that bad because we we got a lot of >> No. And that's infrastructure. >> No. And that's anytime that sort of happens, you probably should. >> Well, you should. Yeah. >> Then the next one. >> What about um passcodes and stuff like

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that? >> Well, >> there's no passcodes. We >> She's talking about on your computer. >> Oh, we we already wiped it out. >> All right. >> Or change it. You didn't wipe it out. >> We wiped out We We went to his computer and just >> that part, but Skater, you should go in

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and change the password for and things like that. Anything that you can log into, I would go through and change. >> To be honest with you, cyber security wise, you should be changing them every 3 months. >> Right. >> So, the next party is which is to it has a slight leak of the roof.

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>> Okay. >> And then >> did we just have that redone, Dave? >> No. With the uh the flat roof on the overhang wedges. >> Okay. >> That that was changed every all every other roof except for

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this one down here. Harbor Trace and Wes. >> Okay. >> The two walls have been changed. I've we've changed them all. >> No, I knew I I knew we had changed, but I just thought we had done. >> We did the two two buildings in Main Street, Cross Street. >> Okay. >> So, no.

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>> So, um then har trace wall would be the next inspecting. We have to inspect the cross street wall next year because it's 5 years or up. Yeah. And then and then we just uh that's pretty much it. But

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things Oh, I got to change the boards on the bridge at Main Street. >> Oh, okay. So, there's a bridge to get to the pump station. >> Oh, >> that goes over this one. >> There is. >> No, it's the old canal. >> The old canal >> on main street.

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>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Right. You know where the brick building is? >> I do. We put in a bridge or do they were putting in a bridge when I first get home. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, right now I don't think there's any water in it. >> No, there's not much water anywhere

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right now. >> No. Well, no, but >> you know, it's kind of dry right now. >> Yeah. >> I've been >> That's what made me concerned about >> because of >> Yeah, but that that's different than what you see underground. >> I suppose it is. And I will tell you the

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right now the level of the water at Main Street is at one of the highest levels. >> Yeah, that's a real that's a like almost like a big bowl right there where you >> same thing with hair. >> No, this you put they put that darn

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thing right in the middle of that fault. I think >> they did. That's why I asked people. >> Well, yeah, cuz >> I I traced the vault. >> Yep. >> Well, that's my major incology. My major college is environmental geology and I was a chemical warfare officer for the

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army and my specialty was tracking um >> chemicals. >> So all right Dave, what else you got on your report? >> That's it. >> All right. Um let's see. Schedule next portal water commissioners meeting. Um

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>> do we have anything to sign? Do we have >> Well, that'll we do the meeting then we make that second motion. So I was looking at what did your August look like? >> The 11th I am gone. >> All right.

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>> The 11th. That's a Tuesday. >> That's a Tuesday. Uh we do what? Second, third Monday, Dave. >> Well, it'll be the third Monday in this one. It's usually the second Monday, but we can't do it. Okay. >> Cuz she's gone.

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>> Well, she's gone the 11. 10th is Monday. Oh, is it running? Okay. So, >> are you gone? Well, you don't want to go. You go come here and then go somewhere. We The 17th right now is open for me. >> Okay, I'm good. >> All right. So, we'll make it for August 17th.

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>> Yep. >> Okay. Um >> 7:00. >> Yes, ma'am. Please. >> Sorry, it's so late. >> No, that's fine. >> Um, review monthly abate. I will make a motion to review monthly abatements and

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adjustment list. Review and approve end of month reports in sign reports and bill payable warrants out of session. >> Okay, that's we have a second roll call vote and I >> Jas

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motion passes. >> Oh, wait. That's I put the pen. You just >> that one. >> You just took you just took my pen and put it up. I I took your pen. >> Yeah. >> You g you put a pen down. I put a pen out on >> Which one was it? That one. Okay.

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>> I put a pen that you put aside. >> I didn't even notice it. That is funny. >> Okay. Um I make a motion that we um

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my brain's frying. >> Give you the pen. >> Am I doing both mean? How do I What's the word I used? Um, make a motion to close the meeting. Okay. >> I make a motion we close the meeting at uh 7 week 52

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on July 13, 2026. And I'll second motion made second. Roll call vote. Todd Lson I Yes. Motion passes. Meeting is closed. Thank you everyone.