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Princeton Board of Works approves fire department TPA and signs water easement for North 41 Industrial Park
Summary
The Princeton Board of Works on June 1 approved minutes from its previous meeting, authorized a third‑party administrator (TPA) agreement for the fire department, and authorized the mayor to sign an easement formalizing a rerouted water line at North 41 Industrial Park. Staff said the reroute arose from roadway work and involved both private and public lines.
The Princeton Board of Works approved meeting minutes, authorized a TPA agreement for the fire department and authorized the mayor to sign an easement with North 41 Industrial Park at its June 1 meeting.
The approvals were routine and carried on voice votes with no opposition recorded. A motion to accept the minutes passed (moved by Bruce; seconded by Sherry), members approved the fire department TPA agreement after brief confirmation that Chief Lou and Mr. McDonald had discussed it, and the board voted to authorize the mayor to execute an easement formalizing city ownership and access to a rerouted water line.
Clint, a staff member who explained the easement, said the work grew out of a roadway project that required a “J‑turn” and a corresponding reroute of water infrastructure. “When they put the J turn in, we ... they had to reroute our water line and they rerouted a couple private water lines and when they did, we approved them tapping into it. Well, the line that they tapped into was a private water line,” Clint said, describing how the city ended up taking ownership of the tapped segment and installing a new valve.
City staff said the reroute left several lines in the corridor — a city 12‑inch, an 8‑inch, and privately owned 12‑ and 4‑inch lines — and that the rerouting and other utility relocation work had been performed under a contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) with city expenditures related to that contract. Staff noted the affected segment serves Orion’s fire protection and is not metered; Orion pays the city a fee for that service.
Jim, who advised the board on the easement process, recommended authorizing the mayor to sign the easement agreement so the city’s ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the tapped segment would be formalized. The board approved that authorization by motion (moved by Sherry; seconded by Bruce) with no recorded opposition.
The meeting closed after a brief round of administrative items; staff said they will prepare easement maps and appraisals and send relevant letters and documentation to council staff for processing.
