What was said
Lunenburg Water District, March 23, 2022
the recording · 2:29 long, about 20,114 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/lunenburg-water-district/2022.json
The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 0:20Water commissioners spent most of the meeting on PFAS treatment options for the idle Hickory Hills well, hearing from two engineering firms.
- ▶ 43:48Commissioners favored a temporary, low-cost pilot treatment setup on gravel over a permanent building, pending further review.
- ▶ 1:33:08The Stantec scope for the pilot study will be reviewed after Saturday's annual meeting vote and discussed at the next meeting.
- ▶ 2:11:22A motion to approve a developer's water main plans, with hydrant locations set by the superintendent and fire department, was made; the outcome was not audible.
- ▶ 2:16:11Another engineering firm will be invited to present at next week's meeting.
Why it matters — our reading
- The PFAS pilot is the first step toward treating a well the district is not currently using, and the cost of treatment would eventually reach water customers' rates unless state loans or reimbursement cover it.
- Residents at the annual meeting will be asked to vote on an article funding the long-term pilot study.
Watch next
- Saturday's annual meeting vote on the PFAS pilot funding article.
- Next week's meeting: another engineering firm's presentation and discussion of the Stantec scope.
budgetcapitalcontracts and unionsgrantsplanning and zoningtown meetingwarrant articlewater sewer
Present: Blake Martin (presenter, Weston and Sampson engineer); Gary (presenter, Stantec); Fran (superintendent); John (member); Woody (member); Matt (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 2:11:22Approve the water main plans as submitted, with hydrant locations per the superintendent and fire department approval.not audible
And 2 procedural: accept the minutes of march 9. (▶ 1:54:47); adjourn. (▶ 2:29:20).
The money
- ▶ 14:32State revolving loan fund for PFAS
Presenter said state revolving fund money is growing this year, PFAS is eligible for zero interest loans, and loan forgiveness is possible.
as heard:800 million1.4 billion600 million
- ▶ 24:05PFAS treatment system costs
Large filter systems cost far more than the small containerized setup; full plants run to millions while quick pilot systems are much cheaper.
as heard:900 000250 000two to three million dollarsquarter million dollars
- ▶ 26:32Media change-out
Media replacement every two years was estimated at a modest cost including trucking and disposal.
as heard:50 000
- ▶ 1:27:56Pilot study and design cost
Stantec gave a rough range for the scope and piloting; the state does not fund pilots and design up front, though retroactive reimbursement is being considered.
as heard:100 150 00060 or 70 000
- ▶ 1:33:28Annual meeting article for PFAS pilot funding
An article at Saturday's annual meeting seeks funding for the long-term pilot study; the amount was unclear in captions.
as heard:23 dollars
- ▶ 1:35:50Water main pipe prices and availability
Pipe costs have risen sharply and zinc-coated pipe is unavailable; the Mass Ave main project is about a million dollars and was not put on the SRF list.
as heard:forty two dollars a footabout a million dollar project
- ▶ 1:56:59T-Mobile tower lease
New RFP proposal offers annual rent with an escalator over five-year terms, compared with the current monthly payment.
as heard:45 0003 escalatorthirty seven hundred
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 43:48Commissioners favored a temporary, inexpensive pilot treatment setup on gravel rather than a permanent building, pending further review.
- ▶ 1:33:08Review the Stantec scope after Saturday's annual meeting vote and discuss at the next meeting.
- ▶ 2:16:11Another engineering firm will be invited to present at next week's meeting.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- water sewer121 min · 85%
- grants87 min · 61%
- warrant article40 min · 28%
- planning and zoning15 min · 10%
- capital11 min · 7%
- facilities10 min · 7%
- superintendent report6 min · 4%
- town meeting6 min · 4%
- contracts and unions5 min · 4%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:20Weston and Sampson PFAS presentationinformational · 53:27 long · water sewer, grants
- ▶ 59:59Stantec PFAS scope and pilot studyreferred to annual meeting vote and next meeting · 34:01 long · water sewer, warrant article, grants
- ▶ 1:34:09Mass Ave water main replacementinformational · 10:42 long · water sewer, capital
- ▶ 1:44:51New building heating and garage issuesno resolution · 9:56 long · facilities
- ▶ 1:54:47Minutes and T-Mobile tower lease RFPto legal review · 5:28 long · contracts and unions, water sewer
- ▶ 2:00:15Annual meeting article assignmentsinformational · 5:48 long · town meeting, warrant article
- ▶ 2:06:03Developer water main plan near Reservoir Roadvoted · 8:24 long · water sewer, planning and zoning
- ▶ 2:14:27Old business and consultantsinformational · 9:03 long · water sewer
- ▶ 2:23:09Superintendent report and zone 2 bylaw hearinginformational · 6:11 long · superintendent report, planning and zoning
What the captions could not carry
- Vote outcomes on minutes, water main plans and adjournment
- Amount of the annual meeting PFAS article
- Several stretches of crosstalk during the presentations
Reports this meeting suggests
Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.
- ▶ 14:32Hickory Hills well treatmentWhat would PFAS treatment of the Hickory Hills well cost and how could it be funded?
- ▶ 1:25:14PFAS grant fundingWhat state revolving fund money is available for PFAS and pilot reimbursement?
- ▶ 1:56:59Tower lease revenueWhat will the new tower lease pay compared with the current rent?
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