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Town Manager's
Report October 2007
Prepared by
David Haller
Streets:
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Staff
removed the fallen fire fighters banners on the Main
street light poles
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Staff has
repaired a number of street lights
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Staff striped
a number of streets
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Staff removed
the tree in front of 126 East Main Street
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Staff
supervised the paving of N. School Lane, Bunker Hill
Drive, and part of South School Lane
Water:
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Rainbow Lake
is now 2.7 feet below the spillway, and our five
wells have dropped a total of Sixty-one (61) feet (an
average of 12.2 feet each) from July 23, 2007 Until
Nov. 5, 2007
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The roughing
filters are now being backwashed three times per day
and the DE filters are being done once per week
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The recently instituted water use
restrictions which prohibit all outdoor water use are
starting to show some results, daily consumption has
dropped by 42,325 gpd this month
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Water
production and consumption. We produced and
purchased an average of 340,915 gpd. We consumed
an average of 276,117 gpd (down 42,325 gpd)
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The
difference is "Backwash Water" ...(19%). We purchased
778,600 gals.
of water from MSM this month.
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50.8% of this
water came from wells
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7.4% of this water
came from Mt. St. Mary's
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41.8% of this
water came from Rainbow Lake
Wastewater:
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During athe
last rain event we detected very high flows in
sanitary sewer manholes #6 and #10 both located in
Lincoln Ave. We plan to TV the entire sewer line
in Lincoln Avenue in the near future
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We received
about 3.5 inches of precipitation this month (the
average is 3.5 inches)
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Wastewater
Treatment:
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We treated
an average of 331,000 gpd (consumed 276,117 gpd)
which means that 0.0% of the wastewater treated this
month was "wild water".
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Water
consumption is still up approximately 13% over
October,
2006 and
the majority of the increased consumption appears to
be for outdoor uses. We are also at a 11.0"
precipitation deficit over the last six month period
and Rainbow Lake is now 2.7' below the spillway.
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We
experienced no spills of untreated sewerage
during the month of October
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We exceeded the plant's design capacity
two days during the month of October 10-26-07
975,000 gpd and 10-27-07
1,046,000 gpd
Trash:
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Trash pickup
will remain Monday and Thursday for the Month of
November,
2007, with the exception of Thursday, Nov. 22nd which
will have no pickup
Parks:
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Staff
installed safety railing along the road and walking
trails where they cross the creek in Community Park
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Staff supervised the installation of new
fencing at the Little League and T_Ball fields in
Memorial Park
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Staff
performed some painting and repairs at the swimming
pool
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Staff
performed standard mowing and trimming in all parks
Meetings
Attended:
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10/02 NCTRAC
meeting to discuss local transportation needs for our
special needs citizens
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10/05 MSM to
discuss Comp. Plan update and answer some zoning
questions
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10/05 meeting
with pool contractor related to winterizing pool
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10/09 meeting
with Mayor and Deputies to discuss some citizens
concerns
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10/10
Emergency Management training with Frederick Co.
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10/11
Emergency Management training with Frederick Co.
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10/16 meeting
with developer of Brookfield to discuss water &
sewer tap fees
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10/16
Mountain Trails task force meeting
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10/17
Budget review meeting with accountants
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10/17
Emergency Management task force meeting
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10/18
meeting with Frederick Co. plumbing inspectors to
review and discuss grease trap specs.
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10/23
meeting with Frederick Co. Planning staff to discuss
Thurmont Region Com. Plan update
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10/25
Frederick Co. Chapter of the MML
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10/26
Scenic By-Way meeting
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10/29
NCTRAC meeting to gather base information needed for
proposed grant application
List
of prior months' Town Manager's reports
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