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Draft Angel Fire comp plan review spotlights water and sewer priorities
Summary
Staff and committee reviewed draft comprehensive plan language on water supply, booster pumps, tank replacements and sewer capacity, agreeing to add clearer data tables, update PID maps, tier water-availability charges and include reassessment/reporting language in the action matrix.
The Angel Fire comprehensive-plan working session on June 23 focused heavily on water and wastewater sections of the draft plan, with staff presenting updated data tables and proposed wording changes.
Project manager (speaker 3) opened the discussion and said, “So I just wanna go through the notes that we have,” before walking members through a proposed table of wells, booster stations, year of construction and capacities and proposing to move detailed technical data to an appendix. Members asked for a concise summary table in the chapter itself and for the appendix to host full records.
On wastewater capacity, staff said the narrative should reflect typical system utilization of roughly 20–25 percent under normal conditions and short spikes around holiday periods; the project manager recommended framing that as a 20–30 percent ceiling rather than implying sustained spikes to half capacity. Committee members asked that the number be confirmed with village engineer Kurt before publication.
Staff added detail on booster stations and redundancy, noting the boosters were originally designed for two pumps but at times only one was installed. “They were originally designed for 2 but there was only 1 installed. Now we have 2,” the project manager said, emphasizing the resilience benefit of installing backup pumps and asking for a brief explanatory sentence so readers understand why backup pumps matter.
Capital priorities were discussed: staff reported Tank 8 is scheduled for replacement and that the village has set a 300,000-gallon minimum for replacement tanks; members asked to reference fiscal-year timing (FY26–27) in the plan’s capital schedule. The project manager also flagged a recently approved water project of roughly $5,600,000 near Mount Vernon as context for long-term mains and ties to sewer extension opportunities.
On fees and development charges, staff explained the draft changes to water-availability charges will move from a flat one-time rate to a tiered fee by use (single-family, multifamily, commercial) based on heated square footage. Committee asked for an in-line parenthetical (e.g., “one-time fee assessed at permit issuance for new construction”) at the first mention so readers know the charge is not a recurring utility billing item.
The draft also highlights repair and replacement priorities for older subdivisions and PIDs. Committee members requested a PID boundary map be included or referenced in the appendix after noting some PID-built infrastructure did not meet original design criteria (for example, water mains under 6 inches where 6 inches is the stated minimum for hydrant service). Staff agreed the plan should explicitly note where PID areas received water but not sewer and call out field verification where needed.
The meeting concluded with direction to tighten the water/wastewater narrative, update tables and maps, and add explicit reassessment and annual reporting language to the action matrix so departments provide progress reports to council and the community.
The working session did not produce formal votes; the items discussed were editorial and strategic revisions to the draft plan. The next step is for staff to incorporate the agreed changes and circulate an updated draft for further committee review.
