LUNENBURG WATER DISTRICT Commissioners Meeting Agenda

496 Massachusetts Ave. Lunenburg, MA

April 25, 2024 | 6:30pm

1. PFAS educational outreach with recommended remediation plan

April 24, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve the minutes of both April 10th, 2024, meetings
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
4. Public comment
5. 
   

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects

April 10, 2024 | 5:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 27^th and March 30^th, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and vote changes to Personnel Polices and Benefits
4. Re-vote the approval of Master Plan submitted by Tighe and Bond
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects

April 10, 2024 | 6:00pm

Open discussion with residents regarding the Water District Master plan including the installation of a treatment plant to include the Hickory Hills well

March 27, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 13^th and March 18^th, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and vote on draft Water District master plan
4. Discuss and vote change order from Stantec for Mass Ave water main replacement
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects

March 18, 2024 | 5:00pm

1. Tighe & Bond present draft master plan to Board of Commissioners 
2. Public comment

March 13, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of February 28, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Tighe & Bond present draft master plan to Board of Commissioners
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects 

February 28, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of February 14, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and sign ARPA grant agreement with Town of Lunenburg
4. Vote on articles for the March 30^th, 2024 Annual Warrant
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects 

February 14, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of January 24, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with resident at 11 Butterfly Lane regarding high water usage and bill
4. Discuss and vote for FY 2024-2025 operating budget and review articles on Annual Warrant
5. Discussion on new line-item charge to residents to pay for the water main replacement project on Massachusetts Ave
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects 

January 25, 2024 | 3:30pm

3:30pm

1. Executive session pursuant to G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(2) – To conduct contract negotiations with nonunion personnel: Superintendent, Water operators and Office Personnel   

4:00 PM

1. Approve minutes of January 10, 2024, and Special Meeting minutes of January 10, 2024
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Annual audit review with Mark Mueller CPA
4. Discuss budget 2024-2025
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study
4. SRF/ARPA/Litigation funding for projects 

January 10, 2024 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of December 13, 2023, December 15, 2023, and December 27, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Kevin O’Brien wants to discuss with the Board his attorneys legal opinion on extending water to his project on Howard Street
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study 

December 27, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of December 13, 2023, and December 15, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with resident at 34 Pleasant St regarding usage
4. Preliminary discussion on 2024-2025 budget
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study

December 13, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of November 29th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and approve Warrant as written and approved by legal counsel, KP Law, for Special meeting on January 10^th, 2024
4. View Warrant HERE
5. Review and approve Commissioners meetings schedule for 2024
6. Preliminary discussion on 2024-2025 budget
7. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
8. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study

November 29, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of November 8th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with resident at 35 Beachview regarding repairs of leak at service line
4. Request from Kevin O’Brien for discussion regarding proposed project on Howard St
5. Set date and time for Special Meeting to allocate funds for Lancaster Ave wells pilot study and approve payment of fiscal year 2022-2023 KP Law invoices
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study
3. Keatings Pilot Study

November 8, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of October 25th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with resident at 35 Beachview regarding repairs of leak at service line
4. Review and vote proposal to do additional well repairs at Well 4 on Lancaster Ave
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hills pilot Study

October 25, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of September 27th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and vote to approve Tighe & Bond amendment #1 for Hickory Hills well pilot study
4. Review Blueleaf proposal for pilot study at Hickory Hills well
5. Review and vote to approve Tighe & Bond proposal for engineering services for PFAS pilot study at Keatings well, public education and master plan related to approved ARPA funding
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement

September 27, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of September 13th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discuss MassDEP denial of appeal to conduct pilot testing
4. Discuss ARPA funding approval
5. Approve to hire Tower Engineering Professionals to do structural analysis and tank design mapping to begin structural investigation to install a corral on top of water tank
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

September 13, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of August 23rd, 2023, and September 6, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review Zone III Watershed protection bylaw
4. Discuss ARPA funding approval
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hills Pilot Study 
2. Mass Ave Water Main replacement

September 6, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Review bids and award contract for Mass Ave water main replacement project 
2. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
3. Public comment

August 23, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of August 9, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
4. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hills Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave Water Main replacement
3. ARPA funding request

August 9, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of July 26, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and discuss SRF funding proposal for Hickory Hills Treatment plant
4. Review and approve audit engagement letter for FY 22-23
5. Review bank proposals
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Discuss proposed Zone II bylaw
2. Hickory Hills Pilot Study
3. Mass Ave Water Main replacement
4. Health Insurance buyback program

July 26, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of July 12th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discuss proposed new Zone II bylaw
4. Review NOI appeal regarding Hickory Hills Pilot study
5. DEP sanitary survey
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. 110 Burrage St
2. Hickory Hills Pilot Study
3. Mass Ave Water Main replacement
4. Health Insurance buy back program

July 12, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve Approve minutes of June 28th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Award and sign Bond anticipation notes for Mass Ave Water Main replacement
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. 110 Burrage St
2. Hickory Hills Pilot Study
3. Mass Ave Water Main replacement
4. Health Insurance buy back program

June 28, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of June 14th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discuss salary of employees
4. Discuss PFAS treatment funding options
5. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
6. VI. Public comment

Old Business

1. 110 Burrage St.
2. Hickory Hills Pilot Study

June 14, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of May 24th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with resident of 34 Pleasant St regarding water bill
4. Review bond options for funding and updates on Mass Ave water main replacement
5. Discuss Hickory Hills Pilot Study and conservation updates
6. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. 110 Burrage St

June 6, 2023 | 7:00pm

1. Review ARPA funding request proposal with Board of Selectmen

May 24, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of May 10^th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Hickory Hills Pilot Study updates
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave water main replacement
2. 110 Burrage St

May 10, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of April 26th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review/approve changes to personnel policies and Rules & Regulations
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave water main replacement
3. 110 Burrage St

April 26, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 22nd, and April 12th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Reorganize Board of Commissioners
4. Commissioners/Superintendent/ Clerk – Treasurer Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave water main replacement
3. 110 Burrage St

April 12, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 22nd, and Annual Meeting minutes of March 25, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Swearing in of re-elected Commissioner John Esposito
4. Reorganize Board of Commissioners and appoint employee’s for next fiscal year
5. Discussion with resident of 216 White St regarding water bill
6. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave water main replacement 

March 25, 2023

In the name of the Lunenburg Water District of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the voters of the Lunenburg Water District to meet in the Lunenburg Water District, 496 Massachusetts Ave in said Lunenburg, Saturday the 25^th day of March at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following articles, viz:

(Polling hours are 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.)

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March 22, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 8th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. O’Brien Homes is requesting authorization to extend water main to a meter pit on Howard St
4. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave water main replacement

March 8, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of March 1st, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with H2 Properties regarding District expansion to include 110 Burrage St
4. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study
2. Mass Ave water main replacement

March 1, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of January 25th and February 8th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Review and vote to approve proposal for engineering services for lead and service line inventory and field program
4. Review and vote revised budget for Mass Ave water main replacement
5. Approve 2023-2024 Budget
6. Discuss and approve 2023 Warrant for Annual Meeting
7. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
8. Public comment

Old Business

1. Hickory Hill Pilot Study

February 8, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of January 25th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. Discussion with H2 Properties regarding 110 Burrage St
4. Approve 2023-2024 Budget
5. Discuss 2023 Annual Meeting Articles
6. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
7. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement
2. Hickory Hill Pilot Study

January 25, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. ]3:30PM – 4:00PM Executive Session with employees to discuss performance review and salaries
2. 4:00 PM CPA, Mark Mueller to review audit report for fiscal year 2021-2022
3. Kevin O’Brien, owner of proposed 40B project on Howard St requested to be on the agenda
4. Discussion with H2 Properties regarding 110 Burrage St
5. 2023-2024 Budget discussion
6. Approve minutes of January 11th, 2023
7. Review and Sign Warrants
8. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
9. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement

January 11, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of January 4th, 2023
2. Review and Sign Warrants
3. 2023-2024 Budget discussion
4. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
5. Public comment

Old Business

1. Mass Ave Water Main Replacement 

January 4, 2023 | 2:00pm

1. Workshop to discuss Hickory Hills proposal presented at last meeting (No Public Comment)

January 4, 2023 | 4:00pm

1. Review and Sign Warrants
2. Approve minutes of December 14, 2022
3. Public Comment
4. Discussion with Hickory Hills lake Association President and Woodlands representative regarding proposal presented at last meeting
5. Discussion with property owner Kevin O’Brien regarding water availability to project located on Howard St
6. Preliminary 2023-2024 budget discussion
7. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
8. Public comment
   

Old Business

1. Mass Ave water main replacement

December 14, 2022 | 4:00pm

1. Approve minutes of November 30th, 2022
2. Meet with Hickory Hills residents to listen to proposal they want to present
3. Review and vote to approve Engineering Scope of work for Hickory Hills pilot study
4. Meet with owner of Pond View Estates on Howard St
5. Review and vote Aqueous Film-Forming Foams for PFAS litigation
6. Review and vote to award bid for new truck
7. Commissioners/Superintendent Additions
8. Public comment