Home / Archive / VOL. III NO. 12 06/15/2022 / Notes from the Water and Sewer Commission, June 7, Hybrid meeting

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Notes from the Water and Sewer Commission, June 7, Hybrid meeting

  • Don Schneyer, Chair
  • John Loiodice
  • Michael Buffoni, Water Superintendent
  • Tony Campetti, Sewer Superintendent
  • Michael Canales, Town Manager
  • Jennifer Carmichael, secretary
  • John Dupris
  1. Dupris on behalf of McKearnan property 2 Interlaken Crossroad sewer hookup
    1. At Town Meeting Town approved adding property to Town sewer
    2. McKearnan family will pay for hook-up
    3. After one year (when warranty expires) Town will assume ownership and maintenance expense
  2. Campetti — rebid Park Street because during last bidding process, job estimated at approx. $700,000, bid over $1 million
    1. Hoping for more competition and better outcome
    2. Keeping and reusing some of equipment both as cost containment and some equipment delivery estimated at 60-week wait (5 year!!)
    3. Rebid will take 4 weeks — will report outcome
  3. Buffoni
    1. New ordinance as required by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) completed. Approve and send copy of minutes to Commonwealth and requirement satisfied.
    2. Water flow back to normal after divers cleared screen — propose annual cleaning — flow and pressure good
    3. One check valve — 100 years old — to be removed
    4. Goodrich Street an 8-inch water main broke — losing 400 gallons/minute. Working cooperatively with Highway Department, found break, repaired, back-filled with gravel.
  4. Buffoni reported logging going forward and also getting the poplar and ash stand removed (cost: $7500)
  5. Chair mentioned Town Meeting this year better than the year before — thanked Moderator and liked the “clickers”. Wanted to make sure ready to spend money allotted. Canales said money available after July 1. Right now, lining everything up to start work. For example, Buffoni working on getting roof painted

Meeting adjourned


Photo: Lionel Delevingne

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