HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/05/2008IMA Study Group Meeting
February 5, 2008 6:OOPM
Members:
Mansfield: George Dentino
John D'Agostino
Foxboro: Jonathan Brucks
Leo Potter, Foxboro Water & Sewer Superintendent
Norton: Don Brown
Bruce Hicks
Also in Attendance: Jay Barrows, State Representative
David Young, CDM
Duane Knapp, Norton Water & Sewer Superintendent
Discussions:
Jay Barrows updated the group on the upcoming vote at the Water Resources
Commission to rule on the Determination of Applicability of the Interbasin Transfer Act
for Foxboro. He encouraged the other communities to send in letters of support.
Jonathan Brucks updated the committee on the options Foxboro is addressing with the
Patriots. He noted that discussions about Foxboro taking over the Patriots wastewater
treatment plant are still ongoing and thought that oversight could be part of a Regional
Wastewater District with Mansfield and Norton but with all related costs charged to
Foxboro. This is one option under consideration. The other one Foxboro is considering is
joining the Mansfield Foxboro Norton (MFN) Wastewater District for just Foxboro only
flows (no Patriots component). The Foxboro Water and Sewer Commissioners have
endorsed both options.
John D'Agostino indicated he would need a lot more information about how the Patriots
component would fit into the MFN Wastewater District before he could support.
Concerns about how the Patriots facility was designed to meet permit and liability for
making permit where raised.
David Young distributed updated cost tables showing the construction and operating
costs by each community based on flow proportioning. The tables indicate significant
savings to each community based on the regional approach
At 7:OOPM, a motion was made by Don Brown and seconded by Leo Potter to "Endorse
the concept of a Regional Wastewater District to include the Towns of Norton, Foxboro
and Mansfield" All six (6) IMA Study Group Members voted in favor of the Motion
There was some general discussion about how each community needs to go about selling
the concept before their Annual Town Meeting. Jon Brucks offered to start drafting a
presentation since most agreed the theme for each community will be similar
The IMA Committee adjourned at 7:20 as several members were going to a Mansfield
Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners workshop on this issue.
Future Meeting:
February 21, 2008 6:OOPM