Town of Provincetown
Meeting of the Water & Sewer Board
Members present: Jonathan Sinaiko, Chair; Austin Knight, Anne
Lord;
Members absent: Sacha Richter
Others present:
DPW Staff David Guertin, Dana Faris, Ron
Gamella, and Ryk Tyszka; Christine McCarthy and Burt Wolfman representing
Provincetown Art Association and Museum; members of the press
Call to Order
Mr. Sinaiko called the meeting to order at 9:02
a.m.
Minutes
Ms. Lord moved, seconded by Mr. Sinaiko, to approve the minutes of the meeting of June 15. The motion carried 3-0.
Reassignment of Flow from 463
Commercial St to 460 Commercial St.
Mr. Faris advised the Board of the agreement reached between the Town, Metcalf & Eddy, and DEP to reassign flow from 463 Commercial St. in order to provide a sewer connection to 460 Commercial St. Ms. Lord moved that the Water & Sewer Board vote, by virtue of a pending change in use at 463 Commercial St. from restaurant to single-family home, to appropriate 1500 gallons of the 4,180 gallons assigned to 463 Commercial St. and to reassign said 1500 gallons to 460 Commercial St. in accordance with the vote on Article 5 of the October 25, 2004 Special Town Meeting and the December 20, 2004 vote of the Water & Sewer Board. Mr. Knight seconded the motion, which carried by a vote of 3-0. Because 460 Commercial St. was not included in either the original or supplemental betterment assessment notices, Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Knight, to issue a supplemental assessment notice to cover this property and to cause same to be recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds. The motion carried by a vote of 3-0. Mr. Sinaiko then moved, seconded by Ms. Lord, to revise the Title 5 flow at 463 Commercial St. from 4,180 gallons to 2,680 gallons and to abate the betterment for said property from $140,782.40 to $90,262.40.
Sewer Betterment Deferral
Mr. Faris presented the Board with an application, dated June 28, 2004, for deferral of the final betterment at 518 Commercial St. Even though the application was timely filed and the applicant meets the qualifications for deferral under MGL ch. 59, §5, cl. 41A, the application was never presented to the Board for action. Therefore, Mr. Knight moved, seconded by Mr. Lord, to grant the deferral. The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.
Application for Water Service
Mr. Tyszka presented an application for water service at 497A Shore Rd., North Truro. Because service connections to this area of North Truro are covered by the Inter-Municipal Agreement and because the application had been approved by both the Truro Board of Health and Board of Selectmen, Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Ms. Lord, to grant the service connection. The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.
Water Abatements
Mr. Tyszka presented application the following abatement of water usage:
|
Acct# |
Property
Address |
Bill Amount |
Reason |
Disposition |
|
18615 |
4 Garfield St. |
$ 777.50 |
Double metered |
Abate $727.50 |
Ms. Lord moved, seconded by Mr. Sinaiko, to grant the abatement. The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.
Phase 2 Sewer Planning
Mr. Guertin updated the Board with respect to recent developments on planning for Phase 2 of the sewer system and advised that there is a high likelihood that y that there will be a fall special town meeting to request construction money.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Knight, to adjourn the meeting. The vote carried by a vote of 3-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
_________________________
Anne
Lord, Clerk pro tempore