What was said
Sewer Commission, August 29, 2017
the recording · 0:17 long, about 2,170 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/sewer-commission/2017.json
The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 3:08The Sewer Commission asked that the DPW pump station scope report be sent by the September 12 meeting, where it stays on the agenda.
- ▶ 13:51The commission held the August 22 minutes unapproved so a member can listen to the tape and add omitted points.
- ▶ 7:44Members signed the first-quarter sewer commitment pages; no recorded votes were taken.
- ▶ 6:57Grease trap compliance was put on the September 12 agenda to see whether the restaurant responds, with options discussed if it does not.
- ▶ 16:35The commission reported its new officers and a minutes clerk vacancy, and confirmed the chair as liaison to the DPW.
Why it matters — our reading
- Sewer charges, pump station upkeep and enforcement of grease trap rules on restaurants all depend on follow-through from these open items, which affect sewer bills and the reliability of the system.
- The car wash privilege fee question and the Leominster flow-based invoices bear on how sewer costs are shared among users, and both remain unresolved.
Watch next
- September 12 meeting: pump station scope report, grease trap compliance, the 380 electric car wash item and the revised August 22 minutes.
contracts and unionsfeeslegalpersonneltown departmentswater sewer
Present: Joe Anderson (chair); John Reynolds (member); John Pease (clerk); Bob (member); Barb (sewer commission office staff). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
No substantive votes heard. 1 procedural.
The money
- ▶ 7:44Q1 sewer commitment
The total for the first-quarter commitment was stated and members signed the commitment pages.
as heard:a thousand eight hundred 796
- ▶ 14:54Leominster quarterly invoice
Invoices were reported for Leominster's quarterly charge and a second invoice based on flow meters.
as heard:55:6 20395700
- ▶ 3:28Small water contract renewal for pump stations
The renewal contract arrived and has no issues, which allows a monthly activity report to be requested.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 3:08Barbara to email DPW asking for the pump station scope report by the September 12 meeting; it stays on that agenda.
- ▶ 6:57Grease trap compliance put on the September 12 agenda to see whether the restaurant responds; options discussed if not.
- ▶ 13:51A member will listen to the tape and draft additions to the August 22 minutes, to be emailed around and taken up September 12.
- ▶ 16:15The 380 electric car wash item, the grease trap item and Bob Proctor were put on the next agenda.
- ▶ 16:35The chair confirmed as liaison to the DPW.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
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 sewer6 min · 35%
- policy6 min · 32%
- legal4 min · 20%
- fees3 min · 19%
- personnel3 min · 17%
- roads and dpw3 min · 16%
- budget1 min · 4%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Roll call, officer election results, minutes clerk vacancyinformational · 1:23 long · personnel
- ▶ 1:23DPW report and pump station scope, small water contractupdate requested by September 12 · 2:46 long · water sewer, roads and dpw
- ▶ 4:09380 electric car wash privilege fee and town counsel optionsdeferred to September 12 · 1:43 long · legal, fees
- ▶ 5:52Grease trap regulation compliancedeferred to September 12 · 1:52 long · legal, water sewer
- ▶ 7:44Q1 commitment signingsigned · 1:33 long · fees, water sewer
- ▶ 9:17Minutes of August 1 and August 22August 22 minutes held for revision · 5:37 long · policy
- ▶ 14:54Invoicesinformational · 0:41 long · budget
- ▶ 15:35Business manager report, future agenda items, DPW liaison, next meetingsinformational · 1:41 long · personnel
- ▶ 17:10Adjournmentmotion made · 0:17 long
What the captions could not carry
- Vote results on the minutes and adjournment are not stated in the captions.
- Invoice figures are garbled.
- Stretch around 485-537 and 681-744 largely inaudible.
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.
- ▶ 4:09Sewer fee scheduleWhat are the sewer privilege fees and quarterly commitment amounts billed to users?
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Every other report
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