AGENDA- August 1st Dearborn County Commissioners Meeting

 AGENDA

DEARBORN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

August 1, 2023 

9:00 a.m. Henry Dearborn Room

Dearborn County Government Center

165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE

IV. OLD BUSINESS 

V. NEW BUSINESS

• Road Closure for 2023 Jack’s Forever 3 Run on September 9

• Vicki Riggs, Environmental Tech - Dearborn County Soil & Water District 

• ON-Call Engineering services Contract – Hwy Engineer, Todd Listerman

VI. ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden

VII. AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold

• Claims/Payroll/Minutes

VIII. ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel

• Complaint for Appropriation of Real Estate

IX. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

X. LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION

XI. PUBLIC COMMENT

XII. ADJOURN

Link101- SR 101 Corridor Project Meetings Scheduled

 

Vevay, IN (July 19, 2023) – Link 101 public meetings are scheduled for early August to provide more details about the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) project. Two in-person meetings are scheduled, along with a virtual meeting. The Project Team will present the project’s draft Purpose and Need and preliminary alternatives to the public for review and comment.   Link 101 is evaluating alternatives for an improved State Road 101 connection between the Markland Dam and US 50. The project area includes portions of Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn and Ripley counties.   Link 101 was introduced early this year when the first public meetings were held. The Project Team has been identifying needs and collecting and reviewing data.   Public Meetings Three public meetings – two in person and one virtual – will include the latest project information, an opportunity for comment, and outline next steps.    In-Person Meeting  Wednesday, Aug. 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. South Dearborn High School    5770 Highlander Place, Aurora, IN In-Person Meeting Thursday, Aug. 3, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Switzerland Co. Middle and Jefferson-Craig Elementary Schools 1004 W. Main Street, Vevay, IN Virtual Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8, 6 p.m. Microsoft Teams Register at bit.ly/VirtualMeetingLink101   The in-person public meetings will be open house format with a project presentation planned for 6 p.m. both nights. They’ll offer an opportunity for one-on-one conversations with members of the Project Team and allow attendees to share their feedback. All meeting materials, including a recording of the virtual meeting, will be posted on the project website following the meetings.

Special Accommodations: With advance notice, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) can provide special accommodation for persons with disabilities and/or limited English speaking ability and persons needing auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters, signers, readers or large print. Should special accommodation be needed, please call 844-Link101 (844-546-5101) or email info@Link101Corridor.com. Para Preguntas En Español: Si usted tiene preguntas o comentarios o le gustaria más información sobre este proyecto en Español, contacta al señor Robert Walker, al teléfono 801-553-3347 o correo electrónico robert.walker@parsons.com.

Local Income tax impact info from Tuesday Council meeting on new EMS tax

 Dearborn County Local Income Taxes

Max Rates are 2.5%

Current Rates are: Total 1.4%  ( Remaining left is 1.1%)

Certified Shares- 0.6%- 2023 Revenue- $4,637,972

Public Safety - 0.4%- 2023 Revenue- $3,472,599

Economic Development- 0.0%- 2023 Revenue-$0

Correctional and Rehab Facilities- 0.2%- 2023 Revenue $3,070,524

Emergency Medical Services- 0.2%- 2023 Revenue $3.070,524

*Preliminary- Subject to change and to attached letter dated 7/21/2023

Example of annual income tax liability for the new EMS tax:

Gross income

$50,000- $94

$75,000- $141

$100,000-$168

$150,000- $282

$200,000-$376

24 July 2023 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting Notes

 24 July 2023 Dearborn County Plan Commission Meeting Notes

Present: Dennis Kraus, Jr., Chairman, Russell Beiersdorfer, Jeff Hermesch, Mark Lehman, Joe Vogel, Jake Hoog, Jim Thatcher, and Eric Lang

ABSENT: Dan Lansing 

Also Present:  Nicole Daily, Planning and Zoning Director, and Andy Baudendistel, Attorney.

The room was full of citizens.

Baudendistel read the Title VI statement as legally required.

ACTION ON MINUTES- June 26th Minutes Approved

OLD BUSINESS: none

NEW BUSINESS:

Request: Grand Oak Estates Phase II Primary Plat Applicant/Owner: Seig Surveying / Norb Schmid-  Site Location: 370 Grand Oak Drive Parcel: #15-01-01-200-001-000.006 Township: Harrison Size: 195 acres Zoning: Agriculture- Nicole Daily presented- There are 15 single family lots and waivers on pan handles and panhandles accessing a cul de sac. 19 single family lots and one vacant lot on Phase 1. Golf Course closed then. No public sewer- lots have been soil tested for septic. It still looks like a golf course out there. Property abuts Franklin County and the state of Ohio. Topography maps were in the board’s packets. There are 15 lots on the plat- as the 16th lot was  combined to get  septic sites in. There is a lot for wedding venue in the future. ( This was stricken from the request)

Lot 13 accessing off Carolina Trace and some off a shared driveway even though they have access to a road there. Daily went lot by lot with their descriptions and the waivers being requested. She also described the code rules on pan handles and contiguous lots. Lot 6 is the only NEW panhandle being created in this subdivision. 30-60 ft width required on the flag lots. Direct access onto a collector road. There is an access there and so including it as a waiver, because the 50 ft strip would be needed to be approved. Tech review wants the cul de sac made into a 35 ft cul de sac to make it as big as they can because of the lots already there. 

There are 2 written letter/emails on this request. Daily explained how tech review works on these applications. Wedding venue will have to go to BZA if they decide. ( again - wedding venue was stricken from the request by applicant)

Mark Lehman asked how far away sewer was.- It’s back on Stout Rd in Ohio. Harrison Brookville Rd in Indiana is where sewer is in our state. He would like to know the economics on that and getting more lots in there. 

Eric Lang asked about the code change that currently requires the panhandles on the cul de sac to be a waiver now.

Rob Seig- spoke for Rhonda and Norb Schmid owners.  Lot # 7 is no longer a wedding venue- they are making this a straight residential subdivision. That is off the table- no need for variance with BZA.

Soils were tested and given to the Health Dept. They worked hard to get that. There will be no further development other than what we proposed. Several miles for sewer lines and that is cost prohibitive. That answers the sewer option question. 

15 lots is the most we can do. Seig went thru each of the lots again and the access agreements, pan handles, and plans. They have all utilities and letters required. They will make sure drainage is proper. Erosion control will be discussed as they proceed. They supplied preliminary covenants. There are 30 covenants. They are looking for some nicer home and restrictive covenants to increase value.They are stating that they cannot subdivide these proposed lots. Non-buildable lots may be conveyed to an adjacent landowner. 

Thatcher- Grand Oak Dr is in county maintenance. There will be a lot of concrete trucks on this. Daily explained how they could maybe do a bonding at permit time to make sure there is no damage to the road perhaps. Circle back to this after other questions answered.

Lehman asked if there were shared ponds? No per Seig. Lot 8 may need an agreement as there is an embankment to the west of the lot line. Lehman also asked about Lot 11 - that pond also needs to have it reconfigured the put the pond in a non buildable tract.

Thatcher - are there existing fore hydrants in the subdivision? Currently served by Ohio water company. 

OPEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION:

Joe Alexander- 29038 Riley Lane- we have had issues with flooding. We are afraid this will flood our properties It has affected I-74 at times. This happens several times a year. Drainage - he wants to know what will be done about it. He gave some pictures to board. Drainage ditch is 6 ft different than it was 10 yers ago. Roof and driveway runoff issues need to be handled. 

Kevin Cornett- Lot 8 is just squeezed in- It’s an example of too much. There is a beautiful view. Lived there on Grand Oak DR for nearly 20 years. Property values are great as they are. Thought covenants had expired. ( These covenants are new ones on this request per board) Wanted 5 acre lots. Only 4 are at 2.5 acres- others are larger per board. 

Charles Burbank.sp? - concerns on sewers and drainage. Quality of Grand Oaks Drive after construction traffic.

Paul Bessler sp?- live on Grand Oak Dr He was one of the original developers. He said he doesn’t think there is a fire hydrant there. He talked about the waterlines and sources. He reiterated that sewers are far away on Harrison Brookville Rd. There has been no county improvement on the road other than patching. It looks like an alligator road. It has not been improved since put in. We are not a young subdivision - we need to have a better road for EMT’s and fire trucks. Most traffic is delivery trucks now. No wells there. We needed to keep all the water there for irrigation on the course. The 3 lakes had buffered so there were no property lines there. The lowest pond has spilled over many times now. That is going to need to be maintained and monitored. Ponds are set to drop into each other. Ask the board to PLAN for what is going on. 

Sue Dermody- speaking on her mothers property. She’s concerned as it runs all down hill to her mom’s property. Also where the septic will drain. House sizes? (2700 and 3200 sq ft min not counting basement and garage) Is there fencing proposed? None on plans. 

Steve Doepker - survey stakes in his side yard. Questions about the location of those. Are they an approximation? Clarification of that. At 265 Grand Oak we have the long rectangle . Is there a covenant about those driveways. The county does no regulate a width of a driveway. 

Amber ?-  Lots 9 and 10 the access is for carts etc and not intended for cars. They said it would affect her neighbors in their current lots. We don’t want to say you cannot do what you want with your land.Concerns are with the waivers. More houses to the back and so heavy traffic for the entire road. Approving a plat- you can make it contingent on many things, if you want to. If the developer is making money - he can help us too. We are at the end off the cul de sac. The 35 ft radius would significantly cut into our front yards there. ( It can only go in the county ROW). We have a lot of smart people out there that are interested in preserving their way of life. The covenants on Phase 1 cannot be enforced by Phase 2 residents and vice versa.

Closed Public Discussion 

Seig- located existing survey monuments from the first survey. They are surveying around the entire property. They did resolve the corners they did not find and will take it to the county for the record. He answered the panhandles as 25 ft each for 50 ft for the 2. He recommends it not go right on the property line.  

Jake Hoog- how about the drainage issues? Seig - we have ideas on how to maintain that and the soil erosion control. These lots are fairly large lots- and remedies can be made to control some of that. You could create retention for each individual lot. Trying to use the existing ones also. This won’t be done until we get to that part of the development process. We will try to be responsible and do the right thing and not create any problems for others. 

Nicole Daily- They will have to submit stormwater calculations. 

Eric Lang- You can build ponds and modify them to accommodate the excess. 

Russell Beiersdorfer- We had acre or more for our ponds, Only 4 times did they spill over in many many years. 

OPEN PUBLIC BRIEFLY-

 Steve Difiglio- Lot 17 at cul de sac.Hears spill way in the spring- maybe 4 times a year it overflows. If no one is maintaining or improving them- it will be a problem

Annette ?- One of the dams broke and it was fixed by the golf course. There is one that leaks now and there are trees growing in the dam. That’s a no-no.

END PUBLIC AGAIN 

Mark Lehman- asked Nicole Daily if there was a way to redo the entire golf site for the water issues? Board discussed the idea of having this fixed and to remove 2 of the 3 ponds as there is too much land flowing into that. The fix for this should be analyzed and put into the improvement phase before approving it. 

Resident Mr. Lowes-  said the ponds were working right now. IF they are maintained.

Denny Kraus asked for the Board to discuss. Tech review direct access to Carolina Trace was discussed by Listerman. Assumed it was already there so they could continue that access. It does meet sight distance. 

Lang asked if existing HOA there- Daily did not know. The other covenants were worded for the developer to enforce. 

Baudendistel - the 5 waivers have to be addressed individually. 

Hoog- asked about the 15 ft panhandle. 

Daily explained the 30 ft obtained by getting 5 ft from neighbor to make a 30 ft that could be split into two 15 ft panhandles.Traffic should be less with single family dwellings. 

Lehman said the sewer not being there is unfortunate. Land use change from a golf course to this and the shared dam and 3 ponds into each other. Perhaps they need to address the ownership and maintenance of the ponds.

[NOTE: PONDS are a big issue and they want to control them- but they don’t seem to know how to do it within the regulations.] 

Baudendistel said that because they are asking for waivers the board can put conditions in and the property owner can agree to it or not. 

Driveway bonds $5000 per driveway permit could be done per Daily, but there had been issues getting bonds in the past. Could have it done with developer to insure the road is OK.Also trying to figure out how to preserve the public street. 

Mark Lehman motioned- Grant a waiver that developer work with Todd Listerman to bond and improve the cul de sac at Grand Oaks and bond driveway permits for any improvements to Grand Oaks Dr. Seconded by Joe Vogel. Approved.  After Daily and Baudendistel advice. Board decided to strike this motion and start over to cover this better.  

Lang motioned to approve the primary plat with the waivers (specified) submitted, and commitments that the  existing ponds be analyzed and shown hydrologically not to exceed discharge velocities and flow rates beyond to current county detention and retention  standards. Developers shall coordinate with County Engineer to develop a cost estimate of a bond to protect and repair the existing Grand Oaks Drive  for damage due to construction traffic. Also coordinate with County Engineer for bonds to coordinate improvements to the existing road to current 35 ft ball on cul de sac in the existing right off way. Second Joe Vogel. Approved 

10 minute break- resumed at 9:25 PM

ADMINISTRATIVE:

DEARBORN COUNTY PROPOSED ZONING MAP and TEXT CHANGES – To review and discuss proposed ordinance amendments and updates to the Dearborn County Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, specifically with respect to the text(s) of: Articles 9 and 10, regarding Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts; Article 25, regarding General Standards and new Use Development Standards; Article 27, regarding Definitions.

Angie Whitaker- 27247 Kraus Rd in Kelso Township- worked at Fortune 500 company many years. There have been times we had to stop and change directions when new information came to light. Know you worked 3.5 years. Need to stop and see what the current landowners want for their land. 

Terry Sawyers- 4254 Carrie Drive- reiterate concern and want it to be Agriculture. We do not have access to sewer. The old subdivision on her property is not really feasible. 

 

Steve Perrine- waved his time as it was late

Greg Hyland- had departed at break.

Chris Mueller- updated the PC board that there were property on Pribble Rd that were recently changed in the map labelled PUBLIC REQUEST and the owners had not requested or been notified of that map change. I told them that I had notified our neighbors of those  changes. It didn’t seem right that they might have been going in the previous maps that were displayed and online. 

Board decided to work on these starting in August as there are no items on the agenda.They don’t see the maps being ready till October now. I asked if there was any way we could know when they were doing Pribble Road, so as all our family and neighbors would not have  to spend another 3.5 hours and have no discussion again. 

Kraus replied that they would be discussing Lawrenceburg Township in August meeting.

  

Meeting adjourned at 9:45 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township

What Does It Take to Run for Indiana Governor?

WVXU answers the question: What does it take to run for Indiana Governor?

https://www.wvxu.org/2023-07-21/what-does-it-take-to-run-for-indiana-governor?utm_source=daily_view&utm_medium=email

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

 One-Way Environmentalists

by Richard McGowan, Ph.D.

reprinted with permission of IPR

My friend, a professor of architecture and design, was a member of his small, Ohio town’s planning council. The council tackled the problem of energy loss by the town’s drafty domiciles, especially trailers. The committee wondered what to do about it. “We should tear them down and replace them with more energy efficient structures,” one person said. “We are losing too much energy in those places.”

My friend said, “Look at how many people are living in those structures. The trailers have just a bit more than one-thousand square living feet and, often, five people are living in one of them. That’s less than three hundred square feet per person. That’s an efficient use of space and energy.”

On the other hand, there are very public leaders of the environmental movement. One captain of the ESG movement has two houses totaling over 12,000 square living feet. Hollywood’s outspoken and strong environmentalists include Jane Fonda, who has a 6,700 square foot house in Hollywood and a 9500 square foot house on 23,000 acres in New Mexico. The Hollywood list of strong environmentalists also includes Leonardo DiCaprio, who has a house in LA, one in NYC, and an island near Belize. The lot of them appear wasteful or gluttonous regarding resources, especially energy. At least the last two do not make policy for others though they do influence culture.

Politicians are different; they do make policy for people to follow. An environmentalist in the Biden administration, which advocates strong environmental policies down to the level of discontinuing gas stoves, has two houses. One house has six bedrooms and five and a half baths in a 4,780 square living foot house. The second house, the one used for daily living when he’s not working in the White House, has 6,85 square living feet, three bedrooms and four and a half baths. That government official is inordinate in his use of resources, especially energy, compared with the five people in a trailer.

Yet, the one in the Biden administration pursues environmental policy that would require the folks in the trailers to change their living arrangements. Banning gas stoves and requiring non-washing dishwashers for the sake of the environment would not rearrange that politician’s lifestyle, a lifestyle wildly inconsistent with the administration’s professed views. The lifestyles of all the folks above also demonstrate that whatever policies are enacted, the environment will not improve much unless and until leaders realize that policy does not always solve problems associated with the environment: pollution and resource depletion. 

Certainly the policy on carbon credits will not solve the problem of pollution. The air does not get cleaner with an organization’s or person’s buying carbon credits, "entitlements" to pollute. Pollution will continue to exist but some entity need only pay more to pollute. Resource depletion, especially for lithium, will not go away when all the batteries from EVs need to be replaced. Windmills, in addition to killing birds, present another environmental problem: where do broken windmill blades go?

Maybe policy should follow John Locke’s counsel. He wrote that people were allowed property “at least where there is enough and as good left in common for others.” Regarding property, Locke wrote that a person “does a foolish thing as well as dishonest to hoard up more than he could make use of.” Were environmental policy to follow Locke’s advice, consumption and pollution would ease through responsible use of property — a boon to environmental improvement. No whopping big houses for anyone, let alone two of them.

However, policy that would prohibit the excessive use of resources, especially energy, would likely limit property — not that political leaders, ESG ‘financial’ advisors, outspoken Hollywood celebrities, and D.C. politicians would approve. They appear perfectly content with their extravagant use of energy and resources while making policy decisions at a micro level. They probably think, “Let the "deplorables" suffer. We don’t have to rearrange our lifestyle. We are obliged to make policy, not follow it.” Can a dacha in the lake district be far behind?

Policy that intrudes on people’s lives at the level of a kitchen appliance ought to be followed by everybody. Better still, just get rid of such policies.

Richard McGowan, Ph.D., an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, has taught philosophy and ethics cores for more than 40 years, most recently at Butler University. 

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20 July 2023- DCRSD Board Meeting Notes

 20 July 2023- DCRSD Board Meeting Notes

Steve Renihan - President, Brett Fehrman - Vice President, Russell Beiersdorfer, Bill Shelton, Doug Baer, Jeff Stenger, and Steward Cline 

Board Attorney - Frank Kramer

Also present: Rick Probst, Commissioner. And Christy and Bob Hrezo from Hrezo Engineering

Renihan read the Public Access Statement as legally required.

Minutes: July 6 minutes amended to show Beiersdorfer was present and approved.

Treasurers Report: board reviewed June report. Cline asked about standard operations versus project fees. The attorney and the engineering fees need to have these two versions broken out in the reports. They will get Kelley to break those out. Kramer usually sends it out after several months- but he said he can send it monthly on the  first of each month. Hrezo has codes that show which items are for those items. They are also getting a list of physical assets together. Approved. 

Public comment: Resident North of Miller York Firehouse  at 20833 SR 1 from last meeting and is still requesting sewer access to Guilford. The proposed septic for him is $30,000.  Cline said Spring of 2024 before we can confirm the project. He can do a pump and haul in interim. Stenger- we will have capacity got hook him into the system- but they will have to do a main (at least 3 inch for the manner Christy) to the firehouse and he would have to do a lateral from there. Renihan asked Christy to bring back something so they can see what he needs to do next meeting. It’s at least 500 ft. They might want to get an easement form him as he has 1600 ft of frontage along SR1. That could have potential to bring the sewer up towards Sawn Ridge someday. 

James Pessler has properties in Guilford. He was not present but they still got info from Daily. They have flood potential. Nicole Daily said they have to get info from last flood to the state. He has 3 parcels there. 2 of those parcels were damaged in the flood. He would have to be 2 ft above the latest elevations. There are some issues with structures he is working on and he is in violations on some. He does have some options per Daily on these properties if there is sewer there. The Duplex has the biggest problem for him because of the damage. He could tear it down and start over. Some others were damaged in a non mapped area that happened to flood. 2 parcels in flood plain and 3 that are damaged. 2 ft above flood plain is for finished floor and HVAC and mechanicals. 

Steve Ashcraft- out by Mt Tabor Rd -His pump quit pumping. He was informed that his pump was supposedly not the proper size. Renihan- He understood that there was a problem before - but they put a new high head pump in. Ashcroft said it was a rebuilt pump that went in a few months after the system was put in. It’s been about 7 years ago per Renihan. Renihan said they will research when the pump was put in. Shelton said they can look at records in the building dept.Warranties are 1-2 years and life-cycle of the pump is 7-10 years. A low-head pump costs $2,000 less than a high head pump. They will double check the records and next month they will have an answer. The main argument was that he thinks he got a rebuilt pump and not a brand new one 7 years ago. He wants a new pump at the DCRSD’s expense. The discussion with Ashcraft became heated and Renihan closed the public comment  The board disagreed with Ashcraft. Renihan said for Ashcraft to come back next meeting as he couldn’t wait to speak with him again.  After Ashcraft left the board asked about the rebuilt pumps. They did not use any early on. They only had a rebuilt one RECENTLY on Mt Tabor Ct. Ashcraft is currently dumping raw sewage as his pump is dead.        

Project updates: 

Guilford- Need to decide on the size of the treatment plant. Cline said he was not findamentally opposed to the larger plant.

Guilford Lake Dildeer and Moores Hill are 3 projects - 36,720- gal per day plant can do Guilford and the slopes. Actually it’s closer to 40,000 gal per day. (2 - twenty thousand gal tanks)  $8.2 million in ARPA.  Within $400,000 of doing all 3 projects. If we spend extra $600,000 for expansion, then we forfeit others.

Cline asked Andy Baudendistel if there is any documentation on the ARPA money was for. He said there was no documentation.

Stenger- If I want something for my house- I have to pay for it. Take out grinder pumps - they save $1.3 million in the cost. He’s more in favor of Moores Hill than Lake Dildear. 

Cline - 150 new customers for $8 milion. It would more than double our customer base.

Stenger said they are lacking input from our elected officials. They were going for 100,000 gal. capacity and Lake Dildear. And now we are looking at Moores Hill. Cline agreed about that perception. 

More discussion on the capacity for Guilford. Thinking about a 50,000 gal tank and handling Perfects to get a stable customer. Moores Hill has some gravity feed and less grinders. 

Cline- Ask Christy to get a number for 50,000 gal tank at Guilford, Lake Dilldear, and Moores Hill. See if ARPA will clarify what they want us to do for all these other issues. 

Renihan - 50,000 gal tank - and Perfects are served by Lawrenceburg already- there’s no guarantee we get them. 100,000gal is too much for now. 

Stenger wants the 50,000 gal tank at a minimum. He also wants to know what ARPA wants done. And Council told us a while back- no more money from them. 

Renihan- we need to know of we are officially approved by ARPA.

I (Chris Mueller) suggested they get ARPA to come in and at a PUBLIC meeting so it is documented what they are going to fund. They should  know exactly what is proposed. 

Renihan didn’t think they would come to a meeting. ARPA did not want to have development be part of the package- they want  problems solved. ARPA determines the money and Commissioners recommend (but it means nothing per Probst) and Council approves.

Cline- go in with a unified front.

Renihan- On the money that’s left over - can we present Moores Hill or High Ridge. The ARPA committee is focused on Guilford and Lake Dildear. They will put the presentation together and ask for an ARPA meeting. 

7 PM 

High Ridge WWTP - At trailer park- Renihan- Lift station is the full responsibility of DCRSD- approved. Valves were cleaned and pressure down to 42 from 50. 

High Ridge west Expansion - Texas Gas Rd

Wilson Creek Project

Huesman Rd and Cole Lane

Harrison TIF/Stone Project

Scenic Ridge/148 Sewers /Outer Drive

Stateline Rd

Serenity Ridge Tranquility Court

Moores Hill

Dillsboro- Lake Dildear— Cline and Hrezo and Christy were at the meeting out there. Have a list to have a framework on how to go forward on the contract. Hook up at the treatment plant and about 65 homes. Fee up front for whatever capacity we determine.They are going to create a bulk rate for treatment plant cost only. Discussion on penalties- and we were settling on fixing the system if it needs repair. More worried about too much effluent so penalty would happen. They will have a master meter and will note if too much flow. Will need to have away to alert us to the problem if we have one. They have a 2 million gal per day at their plant. In 30 days they will have an estimate of the bulk rate. We will meet with them in 6 weeks. 

Frank Kramer- we want to stay away fro parcel numbers etc. We will be going by flow. Same argument we had with Greendale over Guilford. Capacity charge- $1650 per edu and that comes out to $100,000. We should negotiate on that issue to be sure we are paying for that we are using. Watson is Dillsboro attorney. They will nail some of this down. 

Fehrman- There was not a lot of discussion abut the dam- Watson brought it up. What happens if the dam is not repaired. We should not touch the dam- Stenger. We want real numbers based on FLOW. About 42 house per Christy.

Kramer offered to take any board members out there to see the project too. 

New Business: none

Office Update: Keystone will train staff on billing software

Claims: Deed recorded as they own the land and RR is drafting easement for ingress and egress along Pribble Rd per Kramer. Approved the land purchase bill. 

Billing adjustments on 4 accounts as accidentally double billed. Approved

All claims approved. 

Comments: Cline- Want to plant the seed about getting a common rate across the entire customer base. 

Renihan- Talked to Steve Brock today on the common rate schedule. He will come to Aug 17th meeting. We have not had a rate increase since 2009.

Adjourned: 7:30 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township