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Gettysburg council approves sewer contract with Bradford, clears water-tower payment request and upholds billing stance
Summary
The Village of Gettysburg council voted Jan. 9 to sign a sewer contract with the Village of Bradford, approved a (10) payment request tied to the water tower/OPWC disbursement, and declined a vendor's demand to change billing tied to debt retirement.
The Village of Gettysburg council approved several administrative actions at its Jan. 9 meeting, including signing a sewer contract with the Village of Bradford and approving a payment request for the water-tower project.
Council member Susan Parkman moved to sign the sewer contract with the Village of Bradford; Council president Valinda Hammons seconded and the motion passed and carried. The transcript records no vote tally and does not include the contract's terms or effective dates.
Later in the agenda Parkman moved to approve a (10) payment request related to the water tower and an OPWC disbursement; Hammons seconded and the motion was adopted. The transcript identifies the item as a payment request number (10) but does not provide dollar amounts in the record.
Council also addressed a billing dispute with contractor/vendor Shurgreen. According to the transcript, Shurgreen "didn't like the billing situation," questioning monies the village identified as for debt retirement. The council "stands its ground" and retained the current billing approach. The transcript includes no dollar figures or further documentation of the disputed charges.
Routine procedural items were approved earlier in the meeting, including a motion by Valinda Hammons to approve the Dec. 12, 2024 minutes (seconded by Bob Williams) and a motion by Susan Parkman to approve bills (seconded by Hammons); both motions "passed and carried" in the record but vote counts are not provided.
The council adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
