Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Communications topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Mayfield discusses newsletter, cross‑connection notices and backflow testing enforcement
Summary
Council debated cost and delivery options for a monthly town newsletter (mail vs pickup/post office stacks) and agreed to pursue lower‑cost distribution while continuing quarterly mailed notices. Members also discussed cross‑connection program logistics and annual backflow‑preventer testing and record‑keeping to ensure compliance.
Council considered a proposal for a monthly town newsletter and weighed mailing costs against pickup/post‑office distribution and online options. Staff said full mailing to roughly 280 households would cost an estimated $6,000 a year in postage; council favored placing copies at the post office and offering mailed copies to subscribers to limit costs. Several members also suggested creating a monthly electronic option and keeping quarterly mailed copies for major notices.
Separately, council discussed the cross‑connection program for backflow‑preventer testing. Staff said the town needs annual test records for backflow devices and discussed options to encourage compliance, including coordinated testing drives when a certified tester is available, user sign‑up lists, and fines for noncompliance under the town’s water program. Council asked the water technician to prepare a plan to improve annual testing records and a schedule for outreach.
