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South Range council adopts new winter let‑run water policy, approves bills and authorizes water‑improvement grant application
Summary
The Village Council voted unanimously to change the winter let‑run policy (allowing 2 gallons per hour with a 1,500‑gallon monthly allowance once frozen lines are thawed), approved $18,505.39 in bills, and authorized staff to work with OHM on a water‑improvement grant application.
The Village of South Range council on Jan. 4 adopted a revised winter let‑run policy that limits post‑thaw residential running water to 2 gallons per hour with a monthly allowance of 1,500 gallons. Under the adopted wording, if a resident’s average bill is 2,000 gallons and a let‑run account registers 6,000 gallons in a month, the resident would be billed for the excess (4,500 gallons after subtracting the 1,500 allowance), according to the motion.
Trustee Justin Marier moved the policy change and Trustee Cody Bonini supported the motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous. The council directed that the item be placed on the June agenda going forward for review.
On infrastructure funding, trustees voted to move forward with OHM on a grant application for water improvements after a motion by Trustee Justin Marier and support from Trustee Therese Parolini; the motion carried unanimously. President George Eakin earlier reported he and staff met with Michael Markham (OHM) and Street Commissioner Craig Burkman to discuss alley drainage and a potential grant to help with lead pipe replacement.
Trustee Cody Bonini moved and Trustee Justin Marier seconded a motion to pay bills totaling $18,505.39 — $13,965.98 in old bills and $4,539.41 in new bills — which the council approved unanimously.
The council also conducted a closed session at 8:15 p.m. to discuss the Clerk and President evaluations and reconvened at 8:58 p.m.; votes to enter and exit the closed session were unanimous. Other operational items reported to the council included street maintenance work, recent water and lagoon certifications for staff, and a Postal Service change requiring the clerk to submit bulk mailing data online starting Jan. 28.
