At last month's meeting, the council voted to install a pump to help with water pressure for a few houses on Peterson Avenue. Since that meeting, city leaders learned from state water officials that it would be illegal to put a booster pump there.
Mayor Dewey Roche said they would need to install a pump for each home and he was concerned that would set a precedent.
“If we put one in for one, we'll have to put one in for another,” Roche said.
Resident Jim Kutzman told the council about his water pressure problems and wanted to know what was going to be done. He said he had called Frankfort and was told that the pressure at the meter should never drop below 30 pounds. He believes pressure does drop below that as the water makes its way to his house.
Water Supervisor Steve Pendleton said it is an elevation problem and Kutzman agreed.
Roche said he would like to find out what the man in Frankfort had to say. If the city is required to make changes they will and even if it is not required, Roche said the city will do what they can.
“If someone will show us something we can afford, we'll do it,” Roche said.
Councilman Wayne Thomas rescinded the motion passed at the last meeting because they learned they could not install the pump as they had agreed to. In his new motion, Thomas added that the city will “make every effort to take care of not only Jim's problem but everybody else on that side of town.”
“I think everyone agrees we should do all we can,” Roche said.
The council revisited another issue that was discussed last month, the road situation in front of the Auburn School. Last month Auburn resident Grover Corum voiced his concern over parking on the east side of College Street in front of the school and how the center line is probably further over than it should be.
Roche said he and Police Chief Scott Harmon had looked at the road and hoped others had as well. Councilman Mike Hughes said he had walked out in the street and noticed that you could see the railroad signal better when you were three feet over the center line.
Hughes said that if they moved the center line over three feet they would probably have to do something about the sidewalk in front of the school.
Corum again suggested no parking on either side of the street “for the safety of the children.”
Roche said they needed to get a state engineer to determine where the right of way is and perhaps also talk to someone on the school board about the location of the sidewalk.
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