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Town reports: highway paving plans, sewer pump rebuilds and improved EMS response times
Summary
Highway, water/sewer, recycling, library and EMS reports covered operations and performance: the highway crew is preparing for paving and catch‑basin repairs; sewer Pump Station Six had worn pumps rebuilt and a persistent Cropsyville line leak is under investigation; EMS averaged 9 min 39 sec response time in May.
At the June 11 meeting, departmental heads gave monthly reports covering roadwork, water and sewer operations, recycling, library services and emergency medical services.
Highway Department (Mike) said crews focused on pothole patching (five men, 13 days), ditching, brush pickup and beach preparations. The department ran a test on a paver and is repairing catch basins and underground piping before full paving begins. Mike praised long‑time employees by name, saying Rod Rogers "just goes out day in and day out. Just keeps mowing and mowing every day." He also described building picnic tables and benches for parks and beach areas and said the crew used crushed melons this year to save on gravel costs.
Water and sewer (Mr. Ramsey) reported deployment of leak sensors (about 60 remaining), identification of a leaking hydrant and a recurring suspected leak in the Cropsyville line that will require further investigation. He described a failure at sewer Pump Station Six in which both pumps—each in service about 10 years—were worn out; the town obtained vendor‑rebuilt spares and restored service. Ramsey said crews plan to camera a problematic North Lake Avenue line after crews released about 1,500 gallons to manage a blockage and basement flooding. He also said staff met with National Grid to address utility interferences affecting access to buried town lines.
The recycling report (Tom) listed May volumes and revenues: blue bags sold at the center (318, $934), blue bags purchased from vendors (800, $2,040), total recycling revenue $4,985 and expenses $5,727; the single‑stream and landfill tonnages were reported together at 35.62 tons for May.
Library Director Sarah reported patron and program usage figures and upcoming summer events, including a summer reading program running June 28–Aug. 29 with signups beginning June 22.
An EMS representative said the ambulance corps handled 93 calls in May (86 dispatched by the town EMS) and reported an average response time of 9 minutes 39 seconds for all calls and 9 minutes 31 seconds for high‑priority calls; the EMS representative said crews appreciated community messages of thanks on social media.
Board action: motions were made to accept the department reports during the meeting. Specific roll‑call tallies were not transcribed.
