TOWN OF SOMERS

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY

P. O. Box 308

Somers, Connecticut 06071

 

WPCA MINUTES

8/3/04

7:30 p.m.

Town Hall Conference Room

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER:

 

            Secretary Dan Fraro called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.  Members present were:  George VanTasel; Jim Faust; Steve Getman and Dan Fraro.  Vice-Chairman Charles Colby

arrived at 8:00 p.m. and Chairman Jim Botellio came in at 8:10 p.m.

 

II.            Approval of Minutes:            July 6, 2004

 

            Dan Fraro made a motion to approve the July 6, 2004 minutes, as written.  This motion was seconded by Jim Faust and unanimously approved by the Authority.

 

III.       145-147 Main Street; Proposed Age Restricted Housing; Two J's LLC

 

            Jeff Lipton, developer, has not signed an agreement with the Town for this ARH development yet.  Discussion will be postponed until this agreement is in place.

 

IV.       HWC vs. Town of Somers:

 

            The question was brought up as to why the State should be paying for the hydrants.

After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Authority to place this item on hold and see what develops in the future.

 

V.            Somersville/Maple Ridge O&M

            a.            Set Public Hearing Date

 

                        George VanTasel made a motion to set the public hearing date for establishing the sewer user rate for the Somersville Sewage Treatment Facility and the Maple Ridge Community/On-Site systems for September 7, 2004 at 7:15 p.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room.  This motion was seconded by Steve Getman and unanimously approved by the Authority.

 

VI.            Correspondence/Audience Participation:

 

            Dan Fraro read DOC's reply to Steve Jacobs' request for an approved copy of the environmental impact evaluation.  David Batten, DOC Director, stated that the study has been approved as written.  Just remove the word "draft" from the document.

 

George VanTasel said the State is still doing a new sewer line study. 

 

 

 

WPCA Minutes

8/3/04

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Steve Jacobs sent a letter to Jacqueline Cametota of 232 George Wood Road asking her to sign an agreement to have her well either permanently or temporarily abandoned so that we can move forward with connecting her property to public water.

VII.      Bills:

 

            Environmental Monitoring Lab                          $782.00

            USA Blue Book                                             $104.54

            Quill                                                                 $16.95

            Quill                                                                 $10.52

            Journal Inquirer (hearing notice)                         $94.44

 

            Jim Faust made a motion to pay the bills; seconded by Steve Getman and unanimously approved by the Authority.

 

VIII.            Adjournment:

 

            George VanTasel made a motion to adjourn; seconded by Steve Getman and unanimously approved by the Authority.  The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

 

                                                            Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                            Dan Fraro, Secretary

 

                                                            Connie Carenzo, Recording Secretary

 

 

MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVAL AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.