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Date: October 12, 2016
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Basement Meeting Room,Town Hall
Present: Bill McGowan, Chairman
John Beck,Vice Chairman
Wayne Sawchuk,Clerk
Dan Coughlin,Coughlin Engineering
Bill McGowan called meeti ng to orde r at 4:04
1. Administration
a. Next Meeting: Scheduled for Wednesday,October26, 2016 @ 4 p.m.in the Basement Meeting
Room-Town Hall.
b. Approve Meeting Minutes: noactiontaken
2. New Business
a) RosanoDavisInvoicing-PauIDavispresenttodiscussinvoicingandwarrantybiIIingprocedure.
All work completed to town owned grinder pumps underwarranty is being billed to FR Mahoney
(frma).Work completed outside of the warranty is being billed backto the Sewer Commission.
a. E-One Retrofitprolect-Paulisfacingchallengesgettingintouchwithhomeownersto
complete the retrofit. Rosa no Davis has instal led$52k of the awarded$200k contract.
b. Negligent usage-Michelle will draft letterto go out in the next billing cycle reminding
residents thatthey will be billed forany and all negligent use and abuse of grinder
pumps. The letterwill also act as a reminderthe remove all grass,gravel,sand,and
mulch from the grinder pump.
b) 98 Howard Gleason Road-Attorney Humphreys before the Board to discuss additional sewer
connection on the property. Priorto conversation commencing,Vice Chairman,William
McGowan recuses himself from discussion and voting and leaves the room.There was a newly
created lot 26. Sewer pipe currently runs down centerof property with utility rights.Attorney
Humphreys indicated they are also seeking to depress utilities.
a. Humphreys is requesting the Board grant one EDU to lot 26, subject to connection and
application fee. Motion made by Beckto approve one EDU for lot 26, subjectto connec-
tion and application fees.Motion seconded bySawchuk. Unanimous vote.
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b. Connection Fee-Beck would like tore caIcuI ate fee structure based on CCI-Boston esca-
lation.
c. Rate study-Beck wou I d I ikethe Board to begin conversations regarding a rate study.
Beck would like a mechanism in place to fund the capital stabilization fund for future
improvements.
d. CohassetSewerTreatment Plant-Discussion regardingfuture capital improvements.
Commissioners agree they would li keto see redundancy in the essential parts that keep
the plant running. Would like an inventory of the parts needed along with quotes to en-
sure redundancy.
e. Abatements-40 Hobart Lane abatement requested has been granted.
f. Intermunicipal Agreement with Hull-Table until November15' meeting.
Motionto adjourn meetingat6:22 by McGowan, second by Beckand Sawchuk. Unanimous
vote
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