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Keene board approves emergency purchase of chemical feed pump for water department
Summary
After the town's chemical feed pump failed, the board approved Resolution 69‑2024 to buy a replacement feed pump from ESC Environmental for $3,441.00 to restore water‑treatment operations.
Water Superintendent Savana Li told the board that "the chemical feed pump quit today and she needs to replace it." The board moved and adopted Resolution 69‑2024 to authorize purchasing a feed pump from ESC Environmental for $3,441.00.
Supervisor Joe‑Pete Wilson and board members voted unanimously to fund the purchase during the Jan. 28 meeting. The minutes record the purchase as an immediate operational need; the board did not discuss alternate vendors or longer‑term spare‑parts plans during the session.
The pump purchase was recorded as an approved line item in the meeting's resolutions; town staff indicated they will proceed to acquire the replacement to restore normal water treatment operations.
