By DAVE SCHULTZ
There are some problems here and there, but the driving factor during Monday night’s meeting of the Wells County Regional Sewer District was progress.
In fact, Ryan Lefeld of Choice One Engineering even gave the board a preview for 2024. He said the Indiana Finance Authority and the State Revolving Fund have been notified that the RSD will be getting in line for funding for next year, and he indicated the message had been received.
And looking ahead, Lewis Brown, the RSD’s superintendent, noted that there have been several requests for connection at Kingsland.
Meanwhile, the board heard reports on current operations, such as a change going on with the RSD’s billing process.
The district is moving to a new contractor to print and send out its monthly bills, as a company named Ampstun will take over that task. It will charge 79 cents per bill that is sent out.
Mark Burry, who serves as the RSD’s attorney, said a letter will be going out soon to explain the changes to the district’s customers.
The RSD board members — Andy Stoller, Leon Berning, Jon Oman, Bruce Stinson, and Richard Jackson — also voted to keep the RSD meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month through 2025. The only exception to that schedule will be in October, when the meeting will be delayed a week. The second Monday of October will be a federal holiday and the county offices — including the Wells County Government Annex — will be closed.
A member of the public asked about a website upgrade and Stoller said it was not in the district’s budget for this year. Stoller said the matter was being explored.
Also Monday, Roger Cash took exception to the fact that someone notified the state that his septic system is failing. He also expressed his irritation that RSD contractors have been making access to his property without his permission.
“I will remind your people that under state law, they can not enter a property,” Cash said, and noted that the RSD does not have an agreement with him.
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