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Approved Minutes of the Meeting 3/2/17
Lexington Water and Sewer Abatement Board
201 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420
Attendance:
Board Members: Loren Wood, Chairperson, Bill Ribich and Jim Osten, members. Staff: Car-
olyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for Finance, Ralph Pecora, Water/Sewer Superinten-
dent, Dave Pinsonneault, DPW Director and Robin Fullford and Liz Tucker, Utility Billing.
8:00 am Call meeting to order
Mr. Wood called the meeting to order at 8:03 am.
ReviewforapprovalMinutesoftheMeetingofJanuary12,2017
ItwasmovedbyMr.Ribich,secondedbyMr.Ostenandvotedunanimouslytoapprovethe
MinutesoftheMeetingofJanuary12,2017asamended.
ReviewforreapprovalMinutesofthemeetingSeptember8,2016
theboardoptedtowaittoreapprovetheMinutes
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MembersoftheboardtovotetoreaffirmallvotesmadeattheJanuary12,2017meeting
becausethemeetingwaspostedlessthan48hourspriortothemeeting
ItwasmovedbyMr.Ribich,secondedbyMr.Ostenandvotedunanimouslytoreaffirmall
votestakenattheJanuary12,2017meeting.
ReviewrecommendedupdatestoPolicies&Procedures
MembersoftheboardandstaffreviewedtheupdatedPoliciesandProcedures.Thefollow
ingadditionalchangeswerediscussedandagreedupon:
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Status Report of Abatement Requests
39 Recommendations to be heard tonight
143 Recommendations on hold for history or documentation
Appeal
MichaelLehman,6ShermanRoadmetwiththeboardandrequestedthatBill#834390bere
movedfromthecalculationofaverageusagewhichwouldincreasetheamountofhisabate
ment.Adiscussionensuedabouttheimportanceoftreatingeverycaseinthesamemanner.It
wasmovedbyMr.Wood,secondedbyMr.Ribichandvotedunanimouslytomakenochanges
totheoriginalrecommendation.
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Approved Minutes of the Meeting 3/2/17
Lexington Water and Sewer Abatement Board
201 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420
Abatement Recommendations for Consideration
Thefollowingleakbasedabatementswerepresented:
Leakbasedabatements
9 Abernathy Road -$332.64-$986.51-$1,319.15
17 Adams Street -$843.90 -$843.90
25 Bedford Street -$59.28-$279.50-$338.78
1 Cherry Street -$15.27-$50.74-$66.01
21 Cliffe Avenue -$698.91-$2,115.42-$2,814.33
10 Daniels Street -$313.11-$923.27-$1,236.38
11 Dexter Road -$58.20-$158.00-$216.20
17 Holmes Road -$32.97-$119.19-$152.16
9 Independence Avenue -$110.76-$368.41-$479.17
180 Lincoln Street -$54.48-$258.26-$312.74
322 Lincoln Street -$99.97-$272.17-$372.14
24 Moon Hill Road $3,687.93 -$3,687.93
5 Norton Street -$23.28-$63.20-$86.48
30 North Street -$244.92-$244.92
26 Richard Road -$226.08 -$226.08
25 Solomon Pierce Road -$456.87-$456.87
38 Tyler Road -$238.71-$695.89-$934.60
52 Winthrop Road $2,979.75 -$2,979.75
6 Whittier Road -$160.14 -$160.14
ItwasmovedbyMr.Osten,secondedbyMr.Ribichandvotedunanimouslytoapproveallleak
basedabatements.
IrrigationonDomesticMeter
37 Bernard Street $28.80-$178.72-$149.92
10 Boulder Road -$296.96-$580.84-$877.80
101 Burlington Street $1.80-$970.21-$968.41
11 Dee Road $57.60-$979.04-$921.44
59 Gleason Road $46.80-$929.78-$882.98
8 Holton Road $63.00-$497.51-$434.51
28 Moreland Avenue -$12.21-$245.74-$257.95
5 Sherburne Road $25.20-$156.38-$131.18
15 Stimson Avenue $9.00-$2,258.09-$2,249.09
37 Wachusett Drive $41.22-$1,179.31-$1,138.09
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Approved Minutes of the Meeting 3/2/17
Lexington Water and Sewer Abatement Board
201 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420
ItwasmovedbyMr.Ribich,secondedbyMr.OstenandvotedunanimouslytoapproveallIrriga
tiononaDomesticMeterAbatements.
Billing/MeterIssues
117 Adams Street $177.13-$1,217.53-$1,040.40
4 Blueberry Lane -$321.05-$679.71-$1,000.76
68 Bridge Street -$404.80-$840.40-$1,245.20
3 Douglas Road -$136.04-$255.74-$391.78
22 Fair Oaks Drive -$791.36-$1,780.24-$2,571.60
19 Hunt Road -$51.55-$162.32-$213.87
7 Larchmont Lane -$637.51-$1,344.80-$1,982.31
6 Sherman Road -$1,935.84-$1,935.84
23 Locke Lane $1,636.41-$3,866.62-$5,503.03
5 Peachtree Road -$383.96-$909.03-$1,292.99
94 Spring Street $3.24$1.98$5.22
ItwasmovedbyMr.Osten,secondedbyMr.RibichandvotedunanimouslytoapproveallBill
ing/MeterIssuesAbatementsaspresented.
Schedule future meeting time
The next meeting will be held on Thursday April 6, 2017.
Adjourn
It was moved by Mr. Osten, seconded by Mr. Ribich and approved unanimously to adjourn the
meeting at 9:42 am.
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