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Trappe to upgrade town cameras after reported chlorine tampering incident
Summary
After reporting an incident in which an outsider allegedly tampered with chlorine levels in town water, Trappe's council approved a $10,495.94 contract to upgrade security cameras and declared a generator replacement an emergency purchase.
The Trappe Town Council unanimously approved $10,495.94 to upgrade the town's security camera system after a council member described an incident involving tampering with chlorine levels in the water supply.
Commissioner Walter Chase moved to use ARPA funds to accept Safehouse's camera upgrade proposal "due to the emergency security situation prompted by a local Town's issue with an outsider tampering with the chlorine levels in the Town's water." Commissioner Newnam seconded and the motion passed. The minutes do not provide investigative details about the alleged tampering; no law-enforcement action or findings are recorded in the meeting minutes.
Separately, the Council found that the town's water-tower generator "[was] inoperable without constant monitoring and requiring an employee to remain there," declared its replacement an emergency purchase and asked staff to collect additional vendor proposals for a special meeting on Sept. 11.
The minutes show Council acted on these items as operational responses: authorizing security upgrades and expediting generator replacement while asking staff to pursue formal quotes and procurement documentation.
