Meeting Minutes of June 9, 1998
Chairman Richard Jumps called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. A roll was called and present were: Chairman Richard Jumps, Vice Chairman Herbert Donow, Mr. Tom Dilley, Mr. Alan McCaslin, and Mr. William Orthwein. Also present were employees Ron Lada and Karen Townsend.
The visitor in attendance was Janet Proctor, Esquire, of O’Neill and Proctor. The meeting began with discussion related to the relocation of the water line currently located beneath the bridge at Cracker’s Neck in Makanda. Concerns discussed and presented to the attorney consisted of IDOT jurisdiction, supporting statutes, authority from the state obligations to families currently being served, justification of the “Historic Landmark”, engineering requirements and contracts, and the possible necessity of a restraining order to delay bid opening. Members of the Board and the visiting attorney made a trip to personally view the existing structure prior to renovation. The attorney will continue to research to establish legal responsibilities of the water district to comply with the reconstruction of the bridge.
The meeting continued with review of the minutes from the May 1998 meeting. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to accept the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. McCaslin and with 5 yes and 0 n o votes, the motion passed.
No visitor or customer requests were presented at this time.
Communications were presented:
- Correspondence from Rhutasell & Associates, the Engineering firm for the Cracker’s Neck Bridge project, which were reviewed earlier with the attorney;
- A statement of annual revenues/expenses of the South Highway Water District;
- A letter or resignation from Trustee Donna Williams related to the end of her term with Buncombe Public Water District
Old Business consisted of the release of Section 23 to the South Highway Water District as discussed in great length at the previous Meeting of the BPWD Board of Trustees. A motion was made by Vice Chairman Donow to disconnect and release the entire Section 23 to the South Highway Water District. Seconded by Mr. Dilley and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
New Business presented was related to the recent water break at the Stone Creek Golf Course which resulted in a considerable water loss to the BPWD and affected a number of customers on that water line. The Water Supply Operator explained the details of the break and subsequent repairs which were made by the golf course owners.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report was presented by Karen Townsend along with the Accounts Payable Report detailing bills for June. Motion was made by Mr. Orthwein to accept the Secretary Report as presented; seconded by Vice Chairman Donow and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the motion carried.
The Water Supply Operator Report was presented by Ron Lada noting that all test were completed with no related problems.
No additional public comments or questions were addressed at this time.
No ordinances were reviewed at this time.
There being no further business, the motion was made for adjournment. A voice vote was taken and with 5 yes and 0 no votes, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm