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Red Hook Water Board recommends raising quarterly minimum to $68 to help cover tank loan
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Town of Red Hook Water Board agreed to recommend increasing the quarterly minimum water charge from $57.33 to $68.00 and to raise the per-1,000-gallon rate above the 9,000-gallon minimum to generate revenue for Tank Rehabilitation loan repayments.
The Town of Red Hook Water Board on April 15 recommended raising the quarterly minimum water charge from $57.33 to $68.00 and increasing the per-1,000-gallon rate for usage above the 9,000-gallon minimum to help cover repayments on a Tank Rehabilitation loan.
The meeting opened at 7:03 p.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room and the board approved the March 24 minutes; Larry Carr moved and Greg Fildes seconded the motion. Board members said the primary purpose of the session was to identify an initial rate adjustment that moves revenue toward a level sufficient to service the tank-rehabilitation debt.
The minutes record that the board "agreed to recommend an increase in the minimum charge from $57.33 per quarter to $68.00, along with corresponding increase in the rate per 1000 gallons over the 9000 gallons minimum." The minutes do not record a roll-call vote, mover, or seconder for the rate recommendation; they note the recommendation as the board's agreed outcome.
Town Supervisor Robert McKeon was present at the meeting; the minutes indicate he will follow up on administrative items raised during discussion, including confirming whether the Water District is covered by Town insurance. The minutes do not specify when the recommendation will be transmitted to the Town Board or the process for implementing the rate change if approved by the appropriate governing body.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes include follow-up checks by the Town Supervisor on insurance coverage and any additional financial clarifications the board requests. The minutes do not provide a timetable for when customers might see a rate change, and they do not specify whether the recommendation was accompanied by a formal rate schedule beyond the two figures recorded in the minutes.
The Water Board's minutes list attendees as Hank Van Parys (Chairman), Doreen Buono (Secretary), Jerry Gilnack (Co-Chairman), Bill Hamel (Liaison), Robert McKeon (Town Supervisor), and board members Larry Carr, Phil McDougal, Greg Fildes, and Michael Roomberg.
