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The superintendent told the board the amendment is intended to cover additional construction administration for utility conflicts discovered on Midhofer Road and 50 Sixth Street and that the extra funds should allow staff to wrap the project up. The item was presented as an amendment to an existing task order for INDOT plan review; the board moved, seconded and carried the amendment by voice vote.

No additional conditions or schedule changes were presented at the meeting; staff characterized the amendment as limited to construction-administration work needed because of conflicts found during the project.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Utility Service Board 8.12.25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved Amendment No. 4 to Task Order 19 with Wessler Engineering, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $4,000 to provide additional construction-administration services to address utility conflicts discovered on Midhofer Road and 50 Sixth Street.","taxTitle","Lawrence City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",60934,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140173,"Board approves security upgrades and postage lease as utility staff say lobby will reopen soon",78,547000,625000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018&start=547&end=625","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018/thumbnail_547000.jpg","/articles/6140173/Lawrence-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Board-approves-security-upgrades-and-postage-lease-as-utility-staff-say-lobby-will-reopen-soon","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140173-4dfcf1302af4508c26f81ef5636768f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164718&Signature=YkcdOBL8wwe4ZBWMQ-lj-qsBPmwjyr0RogprKcQcudXYPaNmhLouYC7RPzA9Khd3kRQM0eAOq2902ZaBXm8ykMVw2vMEE45QKIh9KETNOIhITDZkcd7t69H85jQvY3lklhhbcc~2mekObu4s3ArsZKruvm6LdB0HtPol0Z0YvZaJyouqyXS~n~H6c5VYNeWdO~h4aicNPawz5~taEFn8IpJVds-ajpjUuDUTWx8kTI7kfPnQvpsDicz02tluAJR4Gac6LuqmrYmEh1YQfE0WVxhJyafwk8iLow0h02Mf~mXQ2rPlZ2TA5vUXC5jVTXU-4QVtE~9ElBIWW3cHQOVB0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its August 2025 meeting the Utility Service Board approved two items staff said are part of efforts to reopen the utility payment lobby: a services agreement with Securitas Technology for security upgrades and a 60-month lease with Pitney Bowes for a postage meter.

Paul, the utility superintendent, told the board the Securitas equipment cost is $838.70 with a $29.35 monthly charge; he said the upgrades are “necessary security system upgrades for the utility operations building, which is part of us getting the, payment lobby ready to reopen.” The board moved and seconded the Securitas agreement and carried the motion by voice vote.

Separately, the board approved a 60-month lease for a Synpro C series version 4 postage meter from Pitney Bowes at $76.89 per month. Staff said the machine is used to send customer correspondence by USPS and e-billing. The motion to approve the Pitney Bowes lease was also carried.

During public comment, resident Daniel Rap said he had seen a notice at the utility office reading that the lobby was “permanently closed” and urged the board to restore in-person service. The chairman responded: “We are working diligently to get the lobby back open, and so you will have an opportunity in the near future to understand what those dates are.” Paul and other staff said the utility is addressing items that needed correction before reopening the lobby.

All motions to approve the security agreement and the postage lease carried by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.","The Utility Service Board approved a Securitas Technology services agreement for panic buttons and a 60-month Pitney Bowes postage-machine lease; staff said the security work is part of getting the payment lobby ready to reopen after being closed to the public.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140178,"Utility board approves $79,800 contract to haul spoil pile from 50 Third Street compound",0,650000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018&start=650&end=650","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018/thumbnail_650000.jpg","/articles/6140178/Lawrence-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Utility-board-approves-79800-contract-to-haul-spoil-pile-from-50-Third-Street-compound","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140178-eb0c3280c6cab4f1b2caa5adb96ec8fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164718&Signature=ZrZcQjuWinE~a4IaButilghwpasuhGNoPiwQcvFcSLekgux02ZxwguMHMco38m~ZrR3~ts5t43T8941vLUfbwvWeIfBdMqFAgvGvavdPlmY3Ixcs9EaWpghnHJgEbuG-ixe4uDufL~WBYTB071vx53yGAsznTuFyvNEhv~2LILnVIqcqBx5IV~F6MPZ6HBAIzP1A5Nx4hxCezQCyGE0g5MAObaUkIDLF00paKrBma2ZJrWjWfW7sIIWlUKlqCp3heGD0~p0EyRAujVbrqsNWV9E1ghgXfraHUgxJ4zKiUcbV0XORXHrmzwDYJ8kd5QAhORJKTiDuukXM1ZRtRnNLbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Utility Service Board approved a $79,800 contract with Poindexter Excavating to haul and dispose of a spoil pile at the utility’s 50 Third Street compound.

Paul, the utility superintendent, told the board the material is from main breaks and includes asphalt mixed with soil and therefore must be taken to an appropriate disposal site. Paul said, “They have a site that they all want to. Poindexter will be taking that to a proper site to dispose of it.” A board member asked whether the material would go to a landfill; the superintendent replied that it would be disposed of legally and that reuse was not currently an option unless a construction site needed fill.

The agreement covers loading, hauling and disposal of the stockpile. The board moved and seconded the contract; after a voice vote the motion carried. The superintendent said the work should allow staff to “wrap that project up.”

The contract approval was part of the meeting’s new-business agenda and follows staff reports about ongoing utility repairs and related construction conflicts elsewhere on the system.","The board approved a $79,800 services agreement with Poindexter Excavating to haul and dispose of excavated spoils from utility repairs at the 50 Third Street compound; staff said the material contains asphalt and must be taken to an appropriate disposal site.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140182,"Utility board denies $260.88 sewer bill adjustment for Bentgrass Drive, citing precedent concerns",84,731000,815000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018&start=731&end=815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018/thumbnail_731000.jpg","/articles/6140182/Lawrence-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Utility-board-denies-26088-sewer-bill-adjustment-for-Bentgrass-Drive-citing-precedent-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140182-00be64d198ff56a08637c1892bd924f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164718&Signature=dxouKstCiLbLK0AHVW4WGJwiD~eneNvJ8VKATJwyr9hHXgJrIlb2seLRhiAJrHaUb8xeLFdyORpwa-fjRqBbF8Qm2UMqNg3wCPFeiHpA-mtSYMV5QtwPGE7DXEwZ1q-F~QKTLdChBP8fPC7qVaagMb1uUU3UYYknX-tWddJM3FXC-1rfFrFZJKFdBWHLNKJbZpLDKXPgksPKA7yXlr5itYSMSDqjBZlPA1E1F1NOeBZCewDqTGOLcQLSC4d5T2YKrmI~YKun19ByTDIzhJumIfKONGSnc3AleKVAwzH1Rg9IbQLAcXEWiHkBJu26mDx4LsScGMESz17jt7ZiT7AGBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its August 2025 meeting, the Utility Service Board for the City of Lawrence voted to deny a $260.88 sanitary sewer adjustment request for 6937 Bentgrass Drive.

Board discussion focused on the town’s long-standing summer sprinkling policy and the risk of creating a precedent. One board member said, “I've never seen it done, and I think it'll set a precedence for others to follow suit. So I myself, I'm gonna vote against it. I don't I just believe it's gonna be an avalanche of more people doing the same thing.”

Kathy Retmyer, the utility business office manager, told the board that the summer sprinkling rate applies during the billing cycles “of July, August, September, and October.” She said past superintendents allowed bill adjustments when customers provided evidence that they began irrigation early and the use was not due to a leak. Retmyer said the office investigates requests by analyzing account consumption to confirm whether irrigation — not a continuous leak — caused the increase and that the office generally authorizes adjustments only “1 month prior or 1 month after.” She also told the board that the ordinance regarding adjusted dates has been in place since “02/2010.”

The request had been tabled at an earlier meeting so staff could review the account. After taking the item off the table, a board member moved to deny the adjustment; another member seconded and the board carried the motion. The transcript records the motion as carried; there was no written adjustment approved.

The board discussion included caution about public expectation: members said they wanted customers informed about the established timeframe to avoid repeated requests. Staff said the business office will continue to inform customers of the guideline and will review requests that provide evidence of early, non-leak irrigation.

The denial was a formal action recorded in the meeting minutes; staff did not propose changing the ordinance or the business-office guideline at this meeting.","The Utility Service Board voted to deny a $260.88 sanitary sewer adjustment request from 6937 Bentgrass Drive after staff said adjustments are limited to one month before or after the summer sprinkling billing window and a board member said granting it would set an undesirable precedent.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140187,"Lawrence Utilities says trihalomethane test slightly exceeded state limit; customers notified",114,431000,545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018&start=431&end=545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579478-6b6637473a65d8f64374d9312c631018/thumbnail_431000.jpg","/articles/6140187/Lawrence-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Lawrence-Utilities-says-trihalomethane-test-slightly-exceeded-state-limit-customers-notified","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140187-3a8213ac7883ecd251fda8a4f62e58c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164718&Signature=ZAFQ4ctRjCO2CwBgsvuM1-TIiPYQNGFGp~snnz6DrYAdMXszn~vHws7YrCqf0qK80uy36wDY3BCaKxqR6oXRHXmaGbniYcJvirJsl~hZvNiNhAb2Ip5yAwsBljXKS6JJfsdoxKIwFA7~L4LLCPvukjAZghBQVxI6doDVdcsjfyOySyS-d0DD8nUckNFeCuRALo3iW~OmDxADAmdYlkL~fquhM0~phgLtZ6ExihjIch5JgpsDGvp7DEbdARw5xn-zU0wxwRbd3EOMWeP0giiHO8KuPq0~kQchqxBf3ftNt2noCt5YVSvQc41nZS43cN6-PCZ1e0DaM-c8y8Ekozyv2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lawrence Utilities reported at its August 2025 Utility Service Board meeting that a routine water-quality test for total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) exceeded the regulatory limit and that customers were notified.

The utility’s superintendent told the board that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management notified the utility that “during the monitoring period between April 1 to 06/30/2025 for total trihalomethanes … our system currently exceeds the standards or the maximum contaminant levels. The MCL for total trihalomethanes is 80. Our test came back at 88.5, so we were slightly above that.”

Board members were told that the exceedance covers the April 1–June 30 monitoring period and that the exceedance was slightly above the 80 micrograms-per-liter maximum contaminant level (MCL) used by regulators. The superintendent said the utility sent required notifications to customers “via Lawrence lift on a on Thursday, Lawrence utilities billy, paper billing, as well as e billy.” The written notification language was included in the superintendent’s report to the board.

Board discussion did not include a change to customer service policy or a health advisory from staff. The superintendent described the notification steps and referred board members to the written report for the exact text that was mailed and posted. The minutes do not record any formal motion or vote related to the exceedance; the board received the superintendent’s report and moved on to other agenda items.

Background: total trihalomethanes are regulated by state and federal drinking-water rules and are typically reported against an MCL. The board was not presented with additional testing results, a corrective-action schedule, or a public-health advisory at the meeting; the superintendent’s report stated only the monitoring period, the MCL, the test result and that customers were notified.

The board did not set a public follow-up date at the meeting; staff told the board the full notification text and monitoring details are available in the written report distributed to members.","The Utility Service Board was told that a June test for total trihalomethanes returned 88.5 micrograms per liter, above the 80 micrograms-per-liter maximum contaminant level; the utility sent customer notifications by mail, e-bill and its Lawrence Lift service.","actionData","errors"]

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