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Freeburg trustees hear electric, water and public-works updates; pool pump repaired and water funding remains pending
Summary
Trustees received committee reports on electric operations, a planned breaker replacement, a Socket Fiber deployment meeting, a communication issue at the pool lift station, and a water-system funding shortfall; staff repaired a booster-pump solenoid at the municipal pool and will request bypass funding once the official list is released July 1.
Village engineers and committee chairs updated the board on utility and public-works matters at the June 15 Freeburg Village Board meeting, reporting routine maintenance, pending funding applications and a recent small equipment failure at the municipal pool that staff repaired.
Trustee James (Mike) Blaies, chair of the Electric Committee, summarized customer incidents including a resident who struck a transformer with a lawnmower without causing an outage and a business that experienced a meter failure but did not lose power. Head Lineman Max Sallman told the committee he will compile transformer pricing for replacement planning and said the village completed its annual generation test; one generator briefly disconnected near the end of the test but returned to service.
Village Administrator Matt Trout and Head Lineman Max Sallman reported a yearly review with "Jonathan" from IMEA on rates and energy-efficiency opportunities. Village Engineer Tim Pruett said he is meeting with Socket Fiber later this week to discuss their planned start locations for deployment.
Public Works Director Chris Remick reported a communication problem at the pool lift station that crews are addressing. Remick also said crew members repaired a failed solenoid on a booster pump that had caused low chlorine residuals; after the repair chlorine levels returned to normal. Resident Janet asked whether the village should stock a spare pump part; Remick said not at this time.
On water-system upgrades, Village Engineer Tim Pruett said the village's preliminary funding list ranking improved from last year but the project did not make the official list. Pruett said the official list will be released July 1 and the village will request bypass funding at that time. The Waste Management contract was reviewed by Village Administrator Matt Trout and Village Attorney Fred Keck; they returned a commented draft to the vendor for further negotiation.
Other items included pausing work on Saturn Terrace until July to address other work orders, and a Trustee concern about a sunflower garden obstructing State Street that Pruett will address. Crew Leader Bob Jenkins advised a resident that drainage on Apple Street is a county road issue and recommended contacting county officials.
The board received the reports for informational purposes; no formal action was taken on funding decisions at the meeting.
