Town Manager's
Report
November 2004
Prepared by: David Haller, Town Manager
12/02/04
STREETS:
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Staff prepared street lights on Heritage
Lane, Robindale Drive and East & West Main Street
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Staff installed the median strip in Silo
Hill Parkway
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Staff installed snow flags on fire
hydrants
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staff cut and hauled pine &
Christmas tree
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Staff decorated the Town square and Main
Street for Christmas
WATER:
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Staff replaced the multi-media in the
roughing filters with sand and anthracite and those
filters are operating much better
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The 500,000 gal. storage tank has again
failed to meet the specs for use in our water
system. We are in contact with rehab contractor
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Staff has emptied one of the DE filter
waste tanks
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The contractor has started the
demolition of the old water treatment plant
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Water production and consumption:
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we produced and purchased an average
of 327,930 gpd
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we consumed an average of 309,449
gpd (down 9.3% from September) the
difference is "backwash" water
(5.6%). Due to the rehab of the 500,000 gal.
storage tank.
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we purchased 2,536,980 gals. of
water from MSM this month
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54% of this water came from
wells
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27% of this water came from Mt.
St. Mary's
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19% of this water came from
Rainbow Lake
WASTEWATER:
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Staff completed the shut-down of the
"overland flow" treatment system at the
wastewater treatment plant this month
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Staff has been performing
general/seasonal maintenance at the wastewater treatment
plant
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Staff has been preparing equipment for
snow removal
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We received almost 5.5 inches of rain
this month
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We did not have any sewerage spills in
the month of November
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Wastewater Treatment:
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we treated an average of 422,000 gpd
(consumed 309,449) which means that 27% of the
wastewater treated this month was "wild
water" same as last month
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we did exceed the plants design
capacity on 5 days in the month of November:
11/4-1,017,000; 11/12 - 1,050,000; 11/24
- 1,691,000; 11/25 - 1,312,000 and 11/28 -
910,000
TRASH:
PARKS:
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Staff performed standard mowing,
trimming and weed control in all parks
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Staff winterized Memorial Park
MEETINGS: (attended by Town Manager)
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11/4 Met with
after-school program staff
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11/8 Meeting related
to the Mid-Atlantic Cable Contract
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11/9 Pre-construction
meeting related to the Little Run Rehab project
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11/9 BOCC hearing
related to the fire & rescue tax district
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11/23 Met with the Town's
auditors to review and discuss the FY2003 audit
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