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Residents urge Gunstock Acres water district to improve meeting minutes and document DES involvement
Summary
Public commenters at the January 13 meeting urged the Gunstock Acres Village Water District to make approved minutes available online, to record public questions and operational incidents (leaks, flushing, water-quality notifications), and to document any prior involvement by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
Members of the public told the Gunstock Acres Village Water District commissioners on Jan. 13 that approved meeting minutes are not consistently available on the Town website and that prior public questions and operational concerns have not been captured in the record.
Public commenters said minutes should summarize prior water-quality concerns, flushing activities and leak notifications so residents can track operational responses. They also asked whether earlier interactions with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, including any citations and potential financial implications, have been fully documented in the district’s minutes.
The comments were raised during the meeting’s public-input period and were presented as requests for improved transparency and fuller summaries of material discussions going forward. The minutes record the requests but do not list detailed follow-up actions or provide text of individual comments.
The commissioners acknowledged the public input on the record; the minutes do not specify a timeline or assigned staff member to update minute-posting practices or to compile a historical summary of DES-related matters.
