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Mayor Matt Leak seeks state site visit to advance Cornish drinking-water project; council assigns sampling and billing fixes
Summary
Mayor Matt Leak told the council a state drinking-water official offered an in-person site visit to advance Cornish's water project and the council agreed he should call the official for clarification. The council also assigned Councilmember Brad Fisher to begin monthly water sampling and approved a corrective billing for a meter error affecting a resident.
Mayor Matt Leak told the Cornish Town Council on April 1 that Nathan Lundstand from the State Division of Drinking Water offered an in-person site visit to advance the town's drinking-water projects, and the mayor asked the council whether to seek legislative backing, write to the State, or schedule the visit.
The council agreed that Mayor Leak should call Nathan Lundstand to clarify the state's intentions and next steps. Leak said he "just wants the State to back off and let Cornish continue with the project they had planned before the UDI issues were started," and expressed interest in pressing for a resolution if needed.
The discussion followed other operational items in the meeting and included several operational decisions affecting water services. Mayor Leak asked Councilmember Brad Fisher to begin taking the town's monthly water samples because the county Health Department will no longer do so; Fisher agreed to assume that duty. Clerk Madi Smith reported a recent meter correction for a resident, and the council agreed to charge Sam Owen the base rate for the three months affected by the meter problem so the next reading on the replaced meter would reflect a corrected usage pattern.
Why it matters: Cornish's drinking-water project has been an ongoing town priority; the State Division of Drinking Water's willingness to visit in person could affect timing, funding coordination and technical review. Assigning a councilmember to collect monthly samples shifts operational responsibility to local staff and elected officials and creates a near-term compliance task for the town.
Details and next steps: Mayor Leak will call Nathan Lundstand to determine whether the State's proposed site visit will advance the town's planned work or require changes to the town's approach. Councilmember Brad Fisher will begin taking monthly water samples as the town transitions sampling responsibilities away from the Health Department. Clerk Madi Smith will notify Sam Owen about the billing adjustment made for the period while his meter was inaccurate.
The council set its next meeting for April 15, 2026; no formal state action was recorded in the minutes provided.
