----- Forwarded by Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM on 10/06/2008
01:17 PM -----
"Wynne
Kirschbaum" <surgwk2@ix.netcom.com>
10/06/2008 08:43 AM
To
"Williams, Jason W."
<Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org>, <vca_mb_328@yahoo.com>, Kurt
Ries/Burlington/IBM@IBMUS, "'Colleen Malloy 222'"
<colleenmalloy24@hotmail.com>, <JessicaBoylan@aol.com>,
"'Joseph Kareivis 325'"
<JOEK231@comcast.net>, "'Mike McKenna 228'"
<mm@shotgunflat.com>, "'Alicia Apgar'"
<amapgar@gmavt.net>
cc
Subject Re: Water Update
Heads up on the Brita,
Brita and/or Pur will NOT EVEN
COME CLOSE to
cleaning up the contaminants.
In fact, the only way to affectively do this is to
purchase a filtration
system for the faucets that
(according to the size avail and the water usage
in your home) could run upwards
of a couple hundred to poss. 1,500$. Both
the Listers
and ourselves installed one. If interested, call and we will
forward the info to you. My home 434 4051. Andea and Bretts 434 4241. It is
good for around 5-10yrs,
depending again on size and usage. Already, we have
gone thru 3 filters as our water
was very dirty.
Enough of us, I am emailing
I did ask that we put a time on the response from Larry
as we all know how
this can spin out of control on
the calendar.
Also, myself and all interested, have been invited to
Oct 24, for a chance to meet Gay Simington in person. All the key players
that have helped us will be
there, i.e., Peter Welsh, Bill Frank, Bernie
Sanders, and of course Gay.
Remember, these people were the ones that were
CONSTANTLY calling me back and checking in with the
opening question, "what
can we do?". Gay
included!!!
I am working with Peter Welsh/ Trisha Coats, and Bernie
Sanders on a
national level to get a tax
credit for those who install water filtration
systems for the very reason as
stated above.....expense!! Because of
the
immediate issues with our global
finances, Trisha and I last spoke and we
will address this more
aggressively once the climate settles somewhat. It is
NOT going to disappear.
Keep in touch.
Wynne Kirschbaum
434 4051
----- Original Message -----
From: "Williams, Jason W."
<Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org>
To: <vca_mb_328@yahoo.com>; "'Kurt Ries'"
<ries1@us.ibm.com>; "'Colleen
Malloy 222'" <colleenmalloy24@hotmail.com>;
<JessicaBoylan@aol.com>;
"'Joseph Kareivis
325'" <JOEK231@comcast.net>; "'Mike McKenna 228'"
<mm@shotgunflat.com>; "'Alicia Apgar'" <amapgar@gmavt.net>
Cc:
"KIRSCHBAUM, WYNNE" <SURGWK2@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: Water Update
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the e-mail.
Wynne is working on getting back in touch with the
counsel for the Department of
Public Service, and we will provide an update
when she hears back.
Thank you for your comment RE: filtration systems. I'll ask Wynne to weigh
in, but it is my understanding
that the issue with the disinfectant
by-products cannot be corrected
with something as simple (or simplistic) as
a brita
or pur filter.
In fact, the Kirschbaums are in the process of
a
large investment in a specific
filter to deal with this. It is, though,
worth looking into.
Thanks, J
________________________________
From: MIKE BRIGHAM [vca_mb_328@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:27 AM
To: 'Kurt Ries'; 'Colleen Malloy 222';
'JessicaBoylan@aol.com'; 'Joseph
Kareivis 325'; 'Mike McKenna 228'; 'Alicia Apgar';
Williams, Jason W.
Cc: KIRSCHBAUM, WYNNE
Subject: Re: Water Update
What is the timeline for the Department to propose the
settlement? I might
have missed it but I did not see
a date.
Another thing you might suggest to Larry et. al., either as a condition or a
holdover action - perhaps they
propose to spring for Brita or Pur filtration
systems for the customers /
water users. For $15 - $20 they might
demonstrate that they are
working toward solving this problem while the
larger items get sorted out.
--- On Wed, 9/10/08, Williams, Jason W.
<Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org> wrote:
From: Williams, Jason W.
<Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org>
Subject: Water Update
To: "'Kurt Ries'" <ries1@us.ibm.com>,
"'Colleen Malloy 222'"
<colleenmalloy24@hotmail.com>,
"'JessicaBoylan@aol.com'"
<JessicaBoylan@aol.com>, "'Joseph Kareivis 325'" <JOEK231@comcast.net>,
"'MIKE BRIGHAM'" <vca_mb_328@yahoo.com>,
"'Mike McKenna 228'"
<mm@shotgunflat.com>, "'Alicia Apgar'" <amapgar@gmavt.net>
Cc:
"KIRSCHBAUM, WYNNE" <SURGWK2@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 6:27 PM
Hi All,
I wanted to give you all a more coherent/extensive update
on the ongoing
Water situation.
Wynne Kirschbaum (
conversation with the counsel
for the Department of Public Service regarding
the ongoing issue and pending
petition to the Public Service Board. It
is the
Department's intent to come to an agreement before we are
engaged in a
protracted legal proceeding
before the Board. Wynne (who is the
authorized
representative of the
"community") and I (an informed bystander!) are
very supportive of this
initiative.
The Department is going to contact Larry and propose a
settlement of the
Issue that incorporates many of our
concerns. Briefly, they are:
1. A 30-day refund
for the period during which we were under a boil water
order. Legally, this is a slippery slope, so the
only way we can conceive
of actually getting this refund
is through a settlement. Also, even
though it
will be a nominal amount of
money, it goes a long way to demonstrating Larry's
willingness to work with the
community in good faith.
2. The
incorporation of the stipulations of the Water System's Temporary
Operating Permit into a Public Service
Board order. The order would
simply
reinforce all of the aspects of
the permit, but would add some sort of
penalty. Currently, it is our
understanding that the only recourse the Water Supply Division (entity that
issued the permit) has for reprimanding the Water System for a violation of
deadlines or any aspect of the permit, is the revocation of the permit. This is not an effective check and balance
system!
3. The Water
System needs to develop a better plan for regularly
Communicating with the community. We offered several options: regular articles
in the Bolton Gazette, postings on the
and better and more coherent
information in regular mailings. We particularly
pointed out the relative lack of
information regarding the water testing.
The System will inform us that the haloacitic
acid level is high, but we don't
get any of the details.
4. We have asked
that the Board incorporate our concerns about future
development and the potential
demand that may have on the Water System into
any order. It is clear that Larry is intent on drilling
wells and pumping
that
water into the System, resulting in less reliance on surface water, which
will result in less chlorination
and ultimately less chlorination byproduct.
Our concern is that he will do this, relieving the problem for now, but
as he
increases residential demand on
the system, he will simply go back to using
surface water, which will bring
us back to where we started.
5. That the Water
System convene a community advisory board or a task
force
of interested neighbors and
community members to work with the System on a
regular basis. This would not be a regulatory or governing
board, but would allow community representatives to be in regular contact with
Larry, would allow
him the opportunity to update
the community on a regular basis and would
hopefully build a better rapport
between us and them.
So, this will all be proposed to Larry, and we'll see
where he takes it.
Any one of these action items will put us ahead of where
we are, but I sincerely
believe that all of them will
help him as much as it will help us.
Let me know if you have any questions, J
Jason W. Williams
Government Relations Specialist
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Patrick 215
Office Phone: 802.847.2912
Cellular: 802.363.6977
Fax: 802.847.5907
Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org
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"Wynne Kirschbaum" <surgwk2@ix.netcom.com>
To Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM@IBMUS
cc
Subject
Hello everyone,
I was contacted by the state Public Service Board requesting my presence at the pre-hearing for financial reimbursement. It is a public hearing, I was asked to represent our community.
1. If anyone would like to come along, it will take place
7/18 @
2. If anyone has any questions, matters they want addressed REGARDING the finances, please let me know via mail surgwk@ix.netcom.com or 434 4051.
The date was changed by them 3 times and is now in the books. There will be a notice posted at the mailbox this week, for anyone who doesn't read the webpage. Also, let neighbors, friends, etc know as well to keep communication open.
I will also be asking for a tax credit due to the neccess. of water filtration in order to safely consume the water. The water sample test from the meeting, which we exposed a 3-5 x elevation about limit of chlorine byproduct, will be rediscussed there as well further documenting the REQUIREMENT for filtration.
Thank you again, keep in touch,
Wynne Kirschbaum
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Subject Fw: Following up on your June 13 emails regarding Catamount Bolton Water System
Would you post this/.....
Hi everyone,
This mail pertains to 3 items discussed 2 wks ago with
Jean Nicoli, present at the meeting
Two have already been posted, including the picture of "junk" removed from our water, the second, the latest water tests, unfort only pertaining to the coliform. This last is a survey from the water tank/system, that to date is still report final pending.
I thought we should share it with you.
My reply will follow
Stay tunned
Wynne
Kirschbaum
surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Nicolai, Jean
To: Williams, Jason W. ; Wynne Kirschbaum
Cc: Andrea Lister ; Rep.BillFrank@verizon.net ; Brown, Tom
Sent:
Subject: Following up on your June 13 emails regarding Catamount Bolton Water System
Hello Wynne and Jason,
I received your messages today and am following up with Larry and Mike regarding the complaints of high chlorine levels and lack of notification if chlorine levels have been increased.
As far as the water reservoir, Tom Brown of our office
conducted a sanitary survey inspection of the water system on
Tom reported the following to me regarding the reservoir: “During the site inspection that I conducted, as part of my sanitary survey, the tank was observed by both Matt and I to have no measurable amount of sediment in the tank. Water clarity within the tank was acceptable. It was reported by the system operator that the debris was removed from the tank, which stirred up some turbidity within the tank, and that their tank cleaning contractor came back (once the turbidity had settled out) to complete the tank cleaning and inspection. I have updated our records to reflect that the tank cleaning and inspection deficiency has been corrected.”
Based on Tom’s observation during the survey, the tank has been cleaned and this deficiency has been corrected.
Jean
C: WSID File 5051
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From: Williams, Jason W. [mailto:Jason.Williams@vtmednet.org]
Sent:
To: 'Wynne Kirschbaum'; Nicolai, Jean
Cc: 'Andrea Lister'; 'Rep.BillFrank@verizon.net'
Subject: RE: Catamount
Thank you, Wynne. Jean, I would just add that Larry committed at the meeting to keeping the residents up-to-date on when there would be increased activity in the reservoir, resulting in increased chlorination, resulting in increased by-products. I have not seen any notification to that end.
Jason
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From: Wynne
Kirschbaum [mailto:surgwk2@ix.netcom.com]
Sent:
To: Nicolai, Jean
Cc: Andrea Lister; Williams, Jason W.; Rep.BillFrank@verizon.net
Subject: Re: Catamount
We want to know what the tank looks like NOW without the debris. Of course the picture tells us that debris was removed. Was it ALL removed, is there sediment still present that is causing more chlorine useage? We need a set of eyes to check out the work. REMEMBER, this is a guy/co who had NO PROBLEM leaving this garbage in our ready to drink water holding tank for ..............however long.
This is the guy/co that did NOT communicate with us. AND, by the way, to date, I have not seen any reminant of "vacuumers" or activity of same at the shed.
We insist on viewing the tank bottom now that time has elapsed and sediment must have settled. Also, there needs a rpt generated so that we know in writing, this was done.AGAIN ALL of us are complaining about a strong smell of chlorine the last couple of days
Wynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Nicolai, Jean
To: surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
Cc: ParrDoering, Ellen ; Guerino, Matt
Sent:
Subject: Catamount
Hi Wynne,
As requested, please find attached the coliform data for Catamount Bolton and the letter we received following the reservoir cleaning should you not have a copy.
We are still working on the sanitary survey letter, but I
will email you a PDF copy of the signed letter when completed. I will also mail
you a copy of the reservoir engineering evaluation, which is due
Have a great day.
Jean
Jean M. Nicolai
Operations and Compliance Chief
802-241-3405
www.VermontDrinkingWater.org
"Wynne
Kirschbaum" <surgwk2@ix.netcom.com>
To Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM@IBMUS
cc
Subject Re: could you add...
Kurt,
Would you please add this notice.
Good morning,
Just to let all the residents know, today Mike Bernadine and others (?) were up at the water shed doing extra inspections with divers IN the water. That being said, remember, we were told at the meeting last week, that when divers, equipments, etc go in the water, EXTRA CHLORINE goes in too!!
For those of you who drink the water, remember, when chlorine levels are higher, the TOXIC BYPRODUCTS ARE HIGHER TOO. We pointed out other times when these were 5 times higher than EPA standard.
I am going to contact Larry and Mike to ask them to remember to post notice and send information as to when work will be done to OUR water so that we can plan ahead.
Thanks again
Wynne/Warren Kirschbaum
434 4051
surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
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"Wynne
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04/28/2008 10:29 PM
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Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
History:
This message has been forwarded.
One more thing before I call it quits tonight.....
The flyer I will post tomm. (Wed) mailbox, town hall, Bolton store. If
anyone wants, please print one/several out and start handing them out.
I am writing up an official notice as general mailing, tomm. that I will
have in the mail by Thurs for recv. by the weekend. It will include
detailed agenda.I have a list of several pages of addresses for our area.
Just need to write, print, fold, stamp and mail!
Start spreading the word! WE NEED RESIDENTS PRESENT TO MAKE OUR STAND FIRM.
Thank all of you for your help!
Wynne K
434 4051
surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
----- Forwarded by Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM on 04/29/2008 06:02 PM -----
"Wynne
Kirschbaum" <surgwk2@ix.netcom.com>
04/28/2008 04:59 PM
To
Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM@IBMUS
cc
Subject
Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Established as of today:
RESIDENTIAL MEETING FOR ALL AFFECTED BY THE WATERSHED COLLAPSE
MAY 13, 2008 7:30 PM BYO (DESSERT)
BOLTON TOWN HALL
STATE WATER AUTHORITY PERSONNEL
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS (BILL FRANK STATE REP) AND MOST LIKELY OTHERS ATTENDING
AGENDA FORTHCOMING IN MAILING GOING OUT BY THIS WEEK TO RECV BY WEEKS END
GENERAL NOTICE WILL BE POSTED TOMM TUESDAY 4/30/08 AT MAILBOX, TOWN HALL,
ETC
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. THIS IS A CRITICAL MEETING AND WE HAVE KEY PEOPLE
COMING AS WELL AS POSS MEDIA.
IT IS OUR CHANCE TO BE HEARD BY LEGIS. AND STATE WATER AUTHORITY.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL AND ANYONE AFFECTED BY THE WATER SHED.
WYNNE K
434 4051
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Subject
Re: Village
Assoc. - water crisis in
WE DID IT! As of 9am today the 18th of April, the state and offices of Bob
Leahey, mandate that the tank be cleaned of debris, water itself cleaned,
the cracks and holes fixed on the concrete foundation. Also, each week,
someone from state will be around to inspect the work!
I spoke directly to one member of the EPA. A website is avail. to anyone
who is concerned at any time. www.epa.gov/safewater which lists the
federal limits on MCL's (min. contaminant levels) Personnally, I still
have a concern, as does the EPA that any old/new pipes laying around up in
the woods may be leaching minerals/metals into the water. For this reason,
I am planning on following their guidlines and taking a sample of water
into the Dept of Health in
metals, inorganic materials, minerals, bacteria etc.
PLEASE BE AWARE: THE TESTING DONE AS OF TODAY IS FOR 3 STRAINS OF E COLI
ONLY. REMEMBER, THERE WAS METALS AND MAGNESIUM FOUND IN THE WATER. I ALSO
SPOKE TO A MEMBER OF THE CDC (Center for Disease Control). THIS CAN BE A
HEALTH ISSUE INVOLVING EVERYTHING FROM KIDNEYS TO BRAIN, TO CANCER, TO
BONE, MENTAL DEVELOP ETC. MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO
DRINK THE WATER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DRINK BOTTLED UNTIL THE METALS AND
MINERALS ARE GONE OR SEVERLY REDUCED.
I am getting the list of addresses and will try to have a gen mailing out
by late next week. I am trying to get back to my family and work now that
things have opened up. BUT please call me or Warren if you have any
questions. We have been speaking directly to Sanders, Welsh, Leahey,
Frank, and Simingtion.
Thank you all for your support! Oh yeah, Channel 5 tonight, poss Sat or
Mon. They were called out on a breaking story in MIDDLEBURY!
Our best to you all!
your neighbors
Wynne & Warren
434 4051
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Assoc. - water crisis in
Update..
We just heard from the office of Peter Welsh. They called The Agency for
Natural Resources. They were told that there is still testing ongoing
today April 16th. Yet when we
called Catamount 8 and
recording states that "the boil water is lifted as of today."
said they only test for 3
bacteria related to e.coli.
of the lack of tarp/covering over the tank since the shed collapse and
that perhaps in addition to the large debris still in the water, might
there be a dead animal or two?
After speaking to Ellen Parrdoering, Certification and Compliance Mgr
yesterday, I raised the question as to why no one from state has been up
here to eye what was going on and ask questions. After all this is water
that all the residents up here use. Her response, "Well,....we were
planning on coming up sometime soon."
Gary Schultz from the Agency of Natural Res. also said he had not been up
here. Question. If no one has been up here from a state/gov agency...HOW
IS THE WATER GETTING TO THEM FOR TESTING AND WHO IS RETRIEVING IT?
This just in. Matt Guerino from state just called me and NOW after calling
these agencies. etc he and a crew are coming up today with cameras to take
pictures and test our water. When I asked him if he could tell me what was
at the bottom of the tank, he had no answer. Also, when I asked him how
deep the tank was, he had no answer. Not to worry, I helped him do the
math with square footage and gallon capacity!!!
Stay tuned.
Wynne Kirschbaum
434 4051
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"Wynne
Kirschbaum" <surgwk2@ix.netcom.com>
04/15/2008 05:53 PM
To
Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM@IBMUS
cc
Subject
Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Please send this out to your folks. This just in...
Warren and I have been on the phone the last hour contacting Peter Welsh
(spoke to his staff) Gay Simington, Pat Laheay, Bernie Sanders whose staff
is calling Larry themselvs.
Issue to date, water supposed to be clear for off boil BUT lots of ???
debris still in the water. A diver called me the other day, Dave Hathaway.
He offered to come up with ROV and asses the bottom, give an estimate, all
for free. To date, he has not recvd any calls back. Larry tells state the
"sometime" in May he would remove the debris.
Question, can he exactly identify any of the contents at the bottom
without taking a direct look? Is there a dead animal or two at the bottom?
But we are going to be told that the boil water notice is off and water
clean knowing the ???? is at the bottom.
I will keep everyone in the loop as I can but need/appreciate any and all
communication between residents. We want to get a directory together but
have not done that quite yet.
Talk to you later
Wynne
434 4051
----- Original Message -----
From: Kurt Ries
To: Village Assoc.
Cc: Wynne
Kirschbaum ; Nelson Minerly ; Ean Briere ; Brian Drinkwater
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:36 PM
Subject: Fw: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Hi Folks, pls find latest update from Wynne in regards to the potable
water issue on the mountain.
If you would like to be added to Wynne's email distribution list, pls
email him at surgwk2@ix.netcom.com with your email address. I am having
you send the email to Wynne, as I will not distribute your contact
information without your permission.
I would encourage you all to join Wynne's email list, as its the best way
for owners on the mountain to collaborate. And do not forget to send me an
email with your permission for me to sign the petition for you. Thx
-Kurt
Kurt Ries
Village Director
email: itele2@yahoo.com
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"Wynne
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04/10/2008 01:41 PM
To
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cc
Subject
Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Thank you Kurt. I appreciate all the help.
I spoke with a gentleman this morning by the name of Dave. He owns a co of
proff divers and asked if we wanted him to come up and clean the tank? I
refered him to Mike B. and on his return call to me, it appears he and his
team will be up to clean/vacuum the bottom of the water of all debris,
mold, etc. He tells me they will not have to disrupt srv for anyone, will
complete the job in one trip/one day, and we will have clean water.
I do not know the date sched. but I will keep everyone up to date on that
and any future info.
Could I ask people to send me their contact info? It is becoming very
apparent that a "directory" would really be handy. I would love to start a
monthly get togther for anyone and everyone up here so that we can all
talk, keep in touch etc. I do intend to keep in touch with Susan Hudson
and Susan Martin from Vt Dept of Pub Services on a monthly basis. They
were very upset (to be understated) that no one from Cata. or Reds.
notified them of this collapse. It was only thru Joel Baird, at the Free
Press, that they had any wind of trouble. I keep in contact with Joel and
at the request of him and all 3 TV stations, that I and ANde Lister did
interviews with, they want to do follow up stories.
Stay tuned. I hope to get petitions back ASAP (this weekend?) so that they
can be in the mail early Mon. to state. They want to start working on
getting us a refund ASAP
Thanks again,
Wynne Kirschbaum
68 Snowdrift Lane
434 4051 (please pass this on to anyone who want to contact me)
surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
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Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Hi Wynne, pls find attached petition w/ Village condo owner signatures
procured to date...
----- Forwarded by Kurt Ries/Burlington/IBM on 04/29/2008 06:11 PM -----
"Wynne
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To
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Subject
Re: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
To date, I received only a few sig from the Village Condos. Dave Parrot
got 4-5 but that is all. I need to get this in to the state by Wed am
early. If not, we stand a chance of being ignored now that the shed is
built.
I am following with state, Matt Guerino and Susan Martin, to make sure
this is played fairly. Warren took a walk down yesterday, and there is a
ton of debris in the water. There is also a question of a crack(s) in the
cement that need to be addressed. When he asked Matt last week late, he
was told "well, we'll deal with that later". Not while I'm around. I am
mailing/calling him today and letting him know we are physically aware, by
wittness of the debris and cracks/holes. I want anwers as to how this will
be fixed. Also, when is the co of divers coming to vacuum the bottom and
clean the water. I spoke to these people last week when they called me and
said it was a go after speaking to Mike B. WHen???
I'm home and working from my office today.
Thank you so much Kurt. There will be media follow ups
Wynne 434 4051
surgwk2@ix.netcom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Kurt Ries
To: Village Assoc.
Cc: Wynne
Kirschbaum ; Nelson Minerly ; Ean Briere ; Brian Drinkwater
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: Village Assoc. - water crisis in Bolton
Hi Folks, pls find Wynne email along with the two petition attachments
below in regards to the potable water issue on the mountain and advise me
if you would like me to sign for you.
In addition also recall our discussions at the Village Annual Owners
meetings about the Bolton Valley Fire District: The corrective action to
this many faceted problem, potable water, excessive sewer costs, reliable
maintenance, fixing dilapidated infrastructure, stormwater run off issues,
responsible development on the mnt, has been put in motion by the creation
of the Bolton Valley Fire District, this is an existing public entity.
The last three years at the Village Annual owners meeting we made a
desperate plea to our members to volunteer for the Bolton Valley Fire
District and take possession of the Water/Sewer district and form a public
municipality, with state grants, and fed assistance.
For details see:
Under Fire District Section:
https://home.comcast.net/~itele2/URL_Content/Bolton_PresAssoc/BoltonAssocPr
esCouncil.htm
None of our member step up to the task. Same plea was made to the other
Assoc. and private owners on the mountain, very little interest in taking
control and correcting the situation. BV Fire District is dyeing if not
dead already.
I would encourage you to get involved and to spread the word there is a
viable solution out there. Owners will need to take control of there own
destine or continue to leave in the hands of the Redstone/Catamount Water
and Sewer, private sector, who primary objective is development of the
resort.
Thx
-Kurt
Kurt Ries
Village Director
email: itele2@yahoo.com
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"Wynne
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04/09/2008 10:39 PM
To
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water crisis in
Hi everyone,
First, I am Wynne Kirschbaum, one of the many residents of Bolton Valley.
We live at the top of Snowdrift Lane, next to the collapsed water shed.
I obtained your mail address in hope of getting some assistance in a
matter related to the water issue at hand. Myself and a few neighbors, put
together a petition to request refund from Catamount/state water systems
for the time we were without complete service due to the watershed
collapse.
I would refer you to the article posted in the Burlington Free Press, 4/9,
about the matter. We are only short the few signatures needed to send this
to the state offices, as I have been advised by Susan Martin, Dept of
Public Health. She and I spoke today as stated in the letter I attached
"April 9". People are angry, esp after having to put up with the
inconvenience for over 3 wks, poor communication, and finally the bill!
When asked about a refund, we were told simply, "this is a break even
organization and we have NO intention of any refund or discount."
Unfortunate. for Catamount, the state does. But we need signatures and
quickly.
I have volunteered to be the rep for a near future court hearing by the
state board and will go happily to represent our community. Many I spoke
with while obtaining signatures, are simply fed up.
Any information sent to us has been delayed, misinformed and required
myself and Andrea Lister (
state level demanding to know why the delays, update timeline, etc. It was
only AFTER these mails and calls, did the flyers get distributed to all
the residents.
So, we are asking if you will first list the condo owners of your
assoc.and sign for them as pres./rep of the condo group. When complete,
please fax them back to me @ 434 4239 please, ASAP. Time is critical.
It was only after we made noise with Burlington Free Press and they
published today's article (page 2b), did all 3 local channels call me and
do individual interviews.
Quite simply, I need help. If you have any questions, I will be home tomm
working from my office here. I gave up work today to get paperwork, TV
interviews, more petition signatures etc. I can be reached 434 4051.
Please feel free to call me if there is any questions/concerns.
Happy to represent the
Wynne Kirschbaum
for added info, refer to internet source of TV 5 4/8, TV 3 4/9 and Fox
News 4/9. All three stations called me and asked to be let into the
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