Kutzman said a representative from the state visited his home on Peterson Avenue and could not believe how bad the water pressure was.
The council has discussed the problem of water pressure in certain areas of town before. They voted to install a pump but then learned that state regulations prevented doing so in the location they planned to. At last month’s meeting, Mayor Dewey Roche told the council that the city was doing what it was legally obliged to do and to do any more for individual residents could set a precedent.
Kutzman’s wife, Norma Kutzman, said they have been in their home almost eight years and pay a city sewer bill even though they don’t use the city sewer system
“Could you do something at least to make my water work,” Norma asked. “I don’t think that is too much to ask.”
Ron McGee, who led the meeting in the absence of Roche, said said another option they have considered is adding another, smaller water tank on that side of town.
Council member Steve Montgomery, who was at Kutzman’s home when the woman from the state visited, said she seemed to think another tank would help.
Kutzman said he is still very concerned about the situation, especially if there were a fire in that area and the water pressure was not sufficient to fight it.
In other news:
•Auburn City Fire Chief Jeff Gregory said they were doing all they could to keep the gas bill low, but they have the thermostat set as low as it can go.
Council member Montgomery, who is the rural fire chief, said he often hears complaints about how high the gas bill is, but “it is not that big of a deal to protect all the expensive equipment.”
“I’m all for saving money,” Montgomery said, “but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.”
•Auburn Police Chief Scott Harmon said he and others are continuing to look into the traffic and parking problem around the Auburn School.
•A resident of Stewart Street asked that the police patrol her street more often because of kids breaking and throwing things in that area.
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