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Select Board authorizes Kleinfelder contracts to keep lead/copper and MS4 work moving
Summary
To maintain regulatory compliance, the Millis Select Board authorized two Kleinfelder contracts on Aug. 17: lead/copper rule improvements (up to $35,000) and MS4 compliance support (up to $65,000). The moves keep consultant work active while additional funding is pursued at the fall town meeting.
The select board authorized the town administrator on Aug. 17 to sign two Kleinfelder contracts to continue compliance work: up to $35,000 for lead/copper rule improvement assistance and up to $65,000 for MS4 compliance support. Staff said current engineering funds will cover interim payments and the remainder will be requested at the fall town meeting.
DPW staff explained the lead/copper work is needed to meet 2027 inventory and reporting requirements and noted the town ran short of funds before staff could complete required deliverables. The DPW representative said, to avoid pausing critical compliance work, the department will use on‑hand engineering funds to keep the project moving and seek the remainder of appropriations in November.
“I personally didn't want to wait for a long time to not have anything going where we can at least get work continue,” the DPW representative said, describing the rationale for advancing partial contract funding. Board members voted to authorize the town administrator to sign both contracts, with motions recorded in the meeting packet.
Officials said the step keeps required reporting and compliance activities on schedule while the town prepares separate fall meeting appropriation articles to fully fund the consultant work.
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