Pump-house issues and falling static water level delay financing decisions
Village staff reported a temporary pump drawing excessive amperage and a drop in static water level from about 75 feet to 112 feet; Johnson Block advised funding pump-house controller work from the water utility rather than a general-obligation loan.
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Clerk/Treasurer Shawna Atterbury told trustees that Johnson Block & Co. advised the village to fund pump-house controller replacement from the water utility and recommended against a general-obligation loan, noting the project is more appropriately water-utility-funded. The firm also suggested the village may qualify for a simplified rate case and observed that a 44% water-rate increase enacted earlier this year should begin to show a net positive effect.
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