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Board hears water/sewer transition update, drought concerns and community reports
Summary
Officials reported that VRI's transition at the sewer plant is proceeding and daily operations are good; staff warned of drought-related low levels in Jim's Pond and outlined leak repairs and valve work. The board also announced Mearns Avenue bid plans and listed several recent grant awards.
Village staff reported that the transition of sewer-plant operations to contractor VRI is progressing and that daily operations are going well. The operations update included a reported flow of about 525,000 gallons per day and ongoing leak-finding and valve work to manage low reservoir levels.
Operations staff noted Jim's Pond levels were down and described planned work to unclog a drain and address valves that will help preserve remaining storage; they urged residents to conserve water. "We've had water leaks... VRI came in and they found a lot of them fixed," an operations speaker said, and staff described installing a new cutoff valve to limit the number of affected homes during future repairs (Speaker 12).
Separately, the board said plans and specifications for Mearns Avenue were released and bids will open at month-end. The police department highlighted grant awards over the past 12 months — including a $50,000 law-enforcement technology grant, $25,000 for a portable message board, $18,000 for live-scan and booking equipment, $5,000 for body-armor replacement, and $10,000 for a National Night Out event — which the board said demonstrated success applying for outside funding.
What happens next: Staff will proceed with valve and leak repairs, open bids for Mearns Avenue, and continue transition work with VRI while tracking water-supply metrics and issuing conservation guidance as needed.
