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Note: The user specified the meeting date as October 7, 2026, but the transcript indicates the meeting was called to order on October 1st at 6:31 p.m. This summary uses the user-provided date while noting the discrepancy.
The Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) convened to address a range of operational, financial, and policy matters. Key agenda items included a public comment on water bill adjustment, approval of prior meeting minutes, financial reports, delinquent accounts, litigation updates, contract payments, a vehicle purchase, creation of a new collection position, and staff operational updates.
Good evening. This is Brian Robillard, Chief Engineer for the Water and Sewer Department. On behalf of Chairman Brian Gardner and Director, Acting Director, Teresa Spiletta, welcome to this uh scheduled meeting of the Middletown Water Pollution Control Authority. This meeting does appear on the city website and is appropriately scheduled on the city calendar. This meeting is open to the public for listening to the provided phone number and access code posted on the agenda. All public comments that were submitted to the acting director prior to the meeting be read into the public record. The meeting will be recorded and then posted on the middle city of Middletown website. All speakers should identify themselves before speaking. Thank you. And I will turn this meeting over to Chairman Garner. Okay. Thank you, uh Chief Engineer Robillard. And for um simplicity for all in attendance. Uh the vice chair will be running the meeting from the conference room. I'll be on. Uh, but I think it'll make it easier for everybody. Um so yeah, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. The meeting to order at 6 31 p.m. October 1st. Okay. We have one member uh of the public that wishes to address us. And um the floor thank you. Hi everyone, my name is Amy Parlberg. Um sorry for the mask, I have a cold and I don't want to get you all so um so I could catch your last thing. Sure, Carlberg with a K. Um so I'm here because I had a hose malfunction back over this winter, and that resulted in a fairly astronomical water bill or two. Um, and I came and presented to you all in April um about that, and uh you elected to uh to prerate the sewer portion of the bill, which I'm very thankful for. Um, but I've been going back and forth with Jared from email um about the adjustment and figuring out uh what is the right amount for the adjustments because it was over two bills, unfortunately, so it makes it a little bit tricky. Uh because I recently bought that condo. Um I didn't have a bill prior. So there was the malfunction with my first bill, which was $1,300, and then the second bill was 2500. So you know, as a new homeowner, I didn't know what a water bill should be, but that's a lot. So um we've been kind of going back and forth, and he initially put the retroactive adjustment for the first bill, the $1,300 one as 275. Um, and the second bill as $465. Um per my calculations, if we're using what I would estimate is a normal sewer portion of the bill at like $100, then I would think the adjustment for the first bill should have been $190, and the second bill should have been um closer to uh like the sorry looking at my notes. Um should have been $1,600. So um I believe that um the adjustments are just a little off. So I'm wondering if that can be kind of discussed and and things like that. Jerry had said that they had never done it over two bills, and I think not having a previous bill to show my actual water usage has made it a little bit tricky since all of this. Another bill has come in where there's been no mishaps in that bill. Uh was let me find it, was 79, which sounded a lot