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Resident warns town the water system is "in distress" and urges independent engineering review
Summary
Resident Rosemary Paparo told council the town's water system is in distress, reported that the community's fluoridation system has not worked for years, and urged the council to hire a licensed water engineer before expanding service to new developments.
During public comment, resident Rosemary Paparo urged the council to retain a licensed water engineer to perform an "existing physical facility evaluation" of the town's water system. Paparo said she and other residents had repeatedly requested such an evaluation over the past year and warned of potential civil liability if health-care facilities lost service.
Paparo quoted the town manager's own words, saying that the manager had described the water system as "in distress," and told the council that "the water is not fluoridated" because the fluoridation system "has not functioned for a number of years" and "was intentionally not repaired." She told the council she would provide contact information for engineering firms experienced in building-envelope and MEP evaluations and cautioned against prioritizing signage over essential infrastructure work.
