Provincetown Water and Sewer Board Meeting of

February 13 2002

The February 13 2002 Provincetown Water and Sewer Board Meeting was called to order by Chairman Jonathan Sinaiko at 4:30 P.M. Present were: Board Members Anne Lord, Lucille Plante, Terry Siegel, and Sacha Richter. Also in attendance were D.P.W. Director of Operations Sandra Turner, Administrative Assistant Kathy Meads, and Assistant Town Manager Mark Latour.

The first item discussed on the agenda was the new proposal to adjust the billing periods for both the peak and off peak rates. Kathy Meads and Sandra Turner explained that the rates for billing the amount of water usage in the peak period would be lengthened from six months to eight and that the off peak would therefore be reduced to four months. Kathy Meads then explained to The Board that a notice would have to be placed in The Banner for two weeks in order to announce a public hearing on the rate increase. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Anne Lord to support the rate increase and to hold a public hearing on the 14^th of March. The motion was seconded by Lucille Plante and passed unanimously five to zero.

The next item on the agenda was a discussion of the draft of the amendments for the Waste Water Regulations. Assistant Town Manager Mark Latour explained the amended regulations for Waste Water and asked The Board to hold a public hearing in order to explain the amended regulations and to let the Town’s People have a chance to voice their concerns and ask questions. After a lengthy discussion concerning who could or could not hook up to the new sewer district, the adjustment of the charge for the expansion or contraction of any betterments, and the right to inspect any questionable properties to make any adjustment in the charge of the betterment, a motion was made by Chairman Jonathan Sinaiko to authorize Town Personnel to adjust the betterments to accommodate any discrepancy in existing design flow with The Town records with the property owners having the right to appeal to The Water and Sewer Board. The motion was then seconded by Sacha Richter. The motion carried unanimously five to zero.

The final item on the agenda was that of other business. The minutes for the January 31^st meeting were read to The Board by Sacha Richter. A motion was made by Chairman Jonathan Sinaiko and seconded by Sacha Richter to approve the minutes. The motion was unanimously passed five to zero. Other topics discussed under other business were: the lack of The Town to have The Water and Sewer Board’s participation in the Cape End Manner Project, concern as to what would happen if The Manner Project was passed by The Town at Town Meeting and then fails, finding new water resources if The Manner

The next meeting of The Board was then scheduled for March 21, 2002 at 5:00 P.M. in The Grace Goveya Building. A motion was made by Chairman Jonathan Sinaiko which was seconded by everyone to adjourn. The meeting ended at 6:30 P.M.