Provincetown Water and Sewer Board

Minutes of June 24, 2003

5:00 p.m.

The Provincetown Water and Sewer Board was called to order by acting Chairman Anne Lord. Present were: Board members, Anne Lord, Sacha Richter, Lucille Plante, Jonathan Sinaiko. Also in attendance were D.P.W. Director Dave Guerton, Administrative assistant, Kathy Meads, Ryk Tiska, Lou Briganti, and Chairman of Truro Board of Health, Gary Palmer, Wayne Perry, and Mark White, representing Environmental Partners, Joy Ursillo. Also in attendance where T. Gondolfo, Dieu C. Tran, Neva Hansen, and Joan C. Siegfried.

Gary Palmer gives the board an update on possible future water sources to be found in Truro. He acknowledges that Truro and Provincetown should be working together to address the needs of both towns and their need and future demand for water.

Next order of business was the signing of a document by board members to allow the town to gain access to #10 Smalls Court for the purpose of laying a sewer pipe through the property.

After hearing Gary Palmer’s report, Jonathan Sinaiko made the motion that we the board: “Strongly support Gary Palmer’s report and we urge the selectmen to work cooperatively towards finding additional sources of water with the town of Truro.” Anne Lord seconds the motion, and the vote is 4-0.

Next order of business was to sign, as recommended, to grant a water hook-up to 95 Shore rd. Anne Lord makes the motion to allow the hook-up, Jonathan Sinaiko seconds it, and the vote is 4-0.

Next order of business was to vote on the red dot delay hook-up policy. Jonathan Sinaiko makes the motion that the Board supports the letter going out to the red dot delay properties concerning the new policy . Anne Lord seconds the motion and the vote is 4-0.

Next order of business was the motion made by Jonathan Sinaiko to approve flow adjustments for the following properties:

1) 102A Bradford - Red Dot Delay hook-up

2) 236 Commercial St

3) 306 Commercial St

4) 342A Commercial St

5) 139 Commercial St

6) 253 A Commercial St

7) 258 Commercial St

8) 584 Commercial St

The motion was seconded by Anne Lord, and the vote was 4-0.

Next order of business was the request of the property owner at 179 Commercial St. to opt-out of the sewer system. The water and sewer board has this property as a Blue Dot (mandatory hook-up). If you want to change this designation you must go back to the Board of Health to become a red Dot delay.

The last order of business was to hear the case from T. Gondolfo concerning his hook-up to the sewer for his property at 361 Commercial St. It was made clear by Mr. Gondolfo that there was a conflict in the way in which and the design in which he would be hooked in to the sewer. His difficulties seem to be with the engineers and what they said they would do, or could do, as far as a design to hook him up. It became clear to the board that we were powerless to make a decision to instruct the engineers as to how the hook up to his property should be made. The issue was left to be worked out between Mr. Gondolfo and the engineers.

Anne Lord makes the motion to allow the abatement application for Cabral’s Pier, and Jonathan Sinaiko seconds it, and the vote is 4-0.

Jonathan Sinaiko makes the motion to adjourn, Anne Lord seconds the motion and the vote is 4-0.

The meeting ended at 6:45p.m.