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Grand Island board discusses irrigation water-meter threshold, then moves to executive session
Summary
Board members discussed a Lewiston-origin water-meter policy with a 300,000-gallon threshold and concerns about local applicability and costs; later Speaker 3 moved to enter executive session and Speaker 2 seconded, with recording stopped and no formal vote recorded.
During the meeting, Speaker 3 raised a past water-meter usage item originating in Lewiston and characterized the Lewiston threshold as "the water meter thing was, 300,000 gallons minimum," noting that no current Grand Island operation appears to reach that level. Speaker 3 said that the biggest planned vineyard originally considered (a 40-acre parcel on West River) had sold and left, and that local irrigation needs appear limited.
Speaker 3 also described personal cost considerations, saying he pays about "$9 a1000" if he were to water from the public supply and that he currently uses a cistern/pond instead of paying that rate. The speakers agreed they would pursue a water-meter policy change only if local conditions justify it; Speaker 1 said they would tackle it if there were a clear local need.
Near the end of the publicly recorded session, Speaker 2 said there was a matter that "can't be spoken publicly" and asked for a motion to go into executive session. Speaker 3 moved and said, "I move sec executive session," and Speaker 2 seconded the motion. The transcript records Speaker 2 asking to stop the recording; no formal vote or recorded outcome appears in the public transcript and the recording was stopped.
