Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Trustees will discuss short-term payments and long-term solutions for residents of Boulder Hill dealing with rusty water issues tonight at the Committee of the Whole meeting.
Residents in Boulder Hill may start seeing cleaner water by the weekend, according to village staff. But the question of how to deal with the long-term rust issues in that area is a more complex one, and one that trustees will begin debating tonight. At Monday’s Montgomery Village Board meeting, Public Works Director Mike Pubentz said he expects an improvement in Boulder Hill’s water quality after the main water treatment plant on Knell Road comes back online. The plant has been out of commission since January, when residents began complaining about a petroleum smell in their water. That plant is ready to go back online on Friday, Pubentz said, and when it does, he expects the rusty water problems that have plagued sections of Boulder Hill…
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Village Board members on Tuesday talked about whether to compensate Boulder Hill residents for months of rusty water, but came to no conclusions.
The Montgomery Village Board is considering offering some form of compensation to residents of Boulder Hill who have been dealing with rusty water problems since November. But the details have yet to be ironed out. At Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, trustees raised the subject of compensation for the first time since rusty water began flowing into Boulder Hill homes three months ago. The issue, according to Public Works Director Mike Pubentz, appears tied to the Nov. 19 failure of one of the village’s wells, Well 14, on the west side. The village began pumping water from other sources, Pubentz said, and that change in direction appears to have shaken loose rust deposits from inside the cast-iron pipes below Boulder Hill. …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Trustees are set to discuss tonight whether Boulder Hill residents who dealt with rusty water issues over the past few months are entitled to compensation on their water bills, and how that would be implemented.
Karol Armbruster of Boulder Hill knows exactly how much money she believes the village of Montgomery owes her. Speaking to the Village Board earlier this month, Armbruster laid out her case. After nine years on Old Post Road without a water problem, her home was one of those affected by rust issues over the past few months. And though she says the problem has cleared up, she’s seeking a credit on her village water bill. Specifically, she said, she wants compensation for 42 days of rusty water, from Dec. 9 to Jan. 20, which comes out to $54.39. “My bill is due at the end of the month,” she said. “I’m just looking for a solution.” Tonight, village trustees are slated to discuss just what, if any, compensation to give Armbruster and others …
Andre Salles
9:14 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Greg, as I believe was stated last night, the pipes beneath Boulder Hill are owned by the village of Montgomery. more ›