pPAMELIA — The town of Pamelia will stop using a well at Highland Meadows Golf and Country Club that had drawn frustration from residents./ppThe Town Council approved the well usage stoppage on Monday, pending repairs to its chlorination systems, which Supervisor Scott J. Allen said would take place “as soon as possible.” The town will retain the ability to use the well in emergency situations. The town will also review its water system flushing strategies./ppThe council’s vote followed recommendations from engineering firm Barton and Loguidice, Liverpool, which was hired in May to review the town’s water system and to recommend improvements./pp“That will help us get into compliance,” Mr. Allen said, as he proposed the motion./ppOver the last few months, Mr. Allen has called for patience from residents as the town mulled its options, including the hiring of the engineering firm./ppThe firm is working with the town as it deals with complaints from residents, along with permitting issues from both the state’s departments of Health and Environmental Conservation. /pp“We’re hopeful we are beginning to understand the situation,” said John J. Condino, senior project manager at the firm./ppHe said the well would be shut off at least through the summer months, allowing time for the firm to research the well’s impact. Asked about specific issues of blending water within the town’s system, Mr. Condino said there was still a lot of information about the well his firm was learning about./ppThe water from the golf course well has been used by the town to blend with the water it buys from the Development Authority of the North Country, following issues with disinfectant byproducts when the water reached the town./ppThe well was turned off in October following complaints of dry wells in areas like Hinds Road, but was relaunched by former Supervisor Lawrence C. Longway at the end of 2015 before he left office./ppHinds Road resident Lynn E. Krafft said he was pleased by the town’s action on the matter./pp“I’m glad to see Scott use his board, rather than Larry’s style of ‘I’ll do this and let you know about it later,’” Mr. Krafft said./ppMr. Krafft argued a href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/pamelia-water-contract-questioned-as-town-continues-to-consider-its-next-step-20160412"that the town’s 2013 contract with Doolittle Enterprises/a was voided because of the move, a statement Mr. Allen disagreed with./ppThe town’s deal with Doolittle Enterprises included a substantial increase in water prices after five years, from $1.20 per 1,000 gallons of water to 35 cents less than the DANC rate, listed at $2.75 as of 2013. The town also gave a 10 percent discount on the golf course’s tax assessment, listed at $573,000, and paid for a $1 million hazard insurance at the well site./p
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