Members Present: Chairman Douglas R. North, V. Chairman Marshall L. Harris, Clerk Stephen C. Lobik
Superintendent: Craig W. Jalbert
Secretary: Dale Johnson
Open the Meeting: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Accept the Minutes: A motion was made by Steve and seconded by Marty to accept the February 15, 2006 meeting minutes as written. Motion passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
Palmer Road Well: Maher faxed their well cleaning and redeveloping proposal of $17,000, which is in the ball park of $15,000 estimated by Tata & Howard (T&H) 2 years ago. The proposal includes disassembling of the pump (to see if it needs to be replaced or can go back in), cleaning and redeveloping the well using a Co2 freeze process, which they have patent on. The next step is the USDA budget. Bidding expenses, which include having T&H prepare the bid (usually a couple thousand), and advertising costs themselves will be saved as this is under the bid threshold.
Quaboag Heights ~ Update: Dave Loring at Tighe & Bond (T&B) will be making final comments which will require addressing.
Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP) Schedule: M-PACT is in the process of making final edits. Craig will be going to M-PACT for viewing Friday, March 3rd.
Upper Palmer Rd/Macomber Rd: A meeting was held with Mr. Leo Cortina, Karen King, Chip LaPointe and Craig. It is not clear on who was filing for the sewer extension, as Tom Moore has already approached Craig about extending the sewer up to his lot, Craig requested Leo submit a letter. Marty reminded Craig they also need to apply with the DEP for GEP. Leo also wants to develop the field with a subdivision of 150; however the pressure is the same as Macomber. The Commission then discussed different scenarios and their impact on the project as there is still no guarantee as to where a new tank is going in, Craig also expressed the need for a Sewer System Study.
FY07 Budget: FINCOM Meeting ~ Craig could not attend the February 27th meeting. Marty attended the meeting that evening on behalf of the Fire Department which turned out to be purely informational as there was no quorum. Craig will e-mail the committee to reschedule.
Hospital Road Reconstruction: Nothing to report, other then SEA acknowledged they were aware of the problems with Hospital Road and wanted to assure they were working actively on a solution.
Sewer System: Sewer flows are going down, it hasn’t rained, and therefore people have not been using sump pumps. Karen King, Realtor, shared with Craig a letter she was sent from the Town Wilbraham requesting that realtors make an effort to have existing owners redirect and or disconnect any sump pumps from entering into the sewer system as this is illegal, and to further disclose situations as such to potential owners. Craig intends to send a similar letter out to local Realtors.
State Avenue Bridge Project: A meeting is being held here Friday, March 3, 2006 with Jimmy Amman (Palmer Water Department), John Karczmarczyk (Palmer Highway Department) and John Morrell to discuss scope of project.
NEXT MEETING: A motion was made by Marty and seconded by Steve to set the next meeting for Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN: A motion was made by Steve and seconded by Marty to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
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Stephen C. Lobik, Clerk
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