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Board of Water Commissioners approves town report
West Newbury water board voted unanimously to approve its town report.
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Board of Water Commissioners rescind town manager directive on rate study scope.
West Newbury Board of Water Commissioners unanimously rescind Interim Town Manager directive on consultant scope. Chair Robert Janes, Members John Haley and Mark Hemingway voted to require Tighe & Bond to proceed only with the original contracted rate study and master plan scope at the approved
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners approves prior minutes, delays rate study scope decision.
Board of Water Commissioners approves August 11 minutes unanimously at August 25 meeting. Chair Robert Janes, members John Haley and Mark Hemingway, Water Superintendent Mark Marlowe, and Administrative Assistant Jodi Bertrand attended. Haley recommended the Tighe & Bond rate study remain focused
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Water Board denies abatement for disputed 60K-gallon charge at vacant property
The West Newbury Board of Water Commissioners unanimously denied a resident abatement application for approximately 60,000 gallons recorded at 6 Pleasant Street. Chair Robert Janes, members John Haley and Mark Hemingway rejected the claim, noting the meter passed independent certified laboratory
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Water Board denies abatement for 6 Pleasant Street, defers formal vote.
West Newbury Water Board rejected an abatement application from residents over disputed usage charges while deferring a formal vote. Chair Robert Janes and members John Haley and Mark Hemingway reviewed the 6 Pleasant Street case, finding certified meter tests confirmed accuracy despite residents'
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners approves prior minutes, defers abatement decision.
Board of Water Commissioners defers abatement decision to July 28 meeting. Robert Janes, Chair, and John Haley expressed divergent views on a water bill dispute from 6 Pleasant Street, with Haley arguing against the abatement and Janes favoring standard calculation methodology, but the board
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners approves 5 percent base meter charge increase.
The Board of Water Commissioners unanimously approved a tiered water rate increase effective October 1, 2026. Commissioners Bob Janes, Chair, Jack Haley, and Mark Hemingway voted to raise the base meter charge 5 percent to $73.50 per bill and consumption rates 2 percent each, generating an
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners continues rate hearing to June 17
The West Newbury Board of Water Commissioners opened a public hearing on a proposed water rate increase, effective October 1, 2026, with the final vote continued to June 17. Chair Robert Janes and members John Haley and Mark Hemingway heard questions from Town Manager Angus Jennings, Select Board
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board approves prior minutes and schedules rate hearing preparation.
Water Commissioners approved rate-hearing preparations and a $170 Zoom account fee. Chair Robert Janes and member John Haley, with Superintendent Mark Marlowe present, unanimously backed the dedicated remote-meeting platform for fiscal 2027. The board scheduled a public hearing on proposed water
Government · Board of Water Commissioners
Board of Water Commissioners approves rate-study contract, plans June hearings.
Board of Water Commissioners greenlights Tighe & Bond rate study contract, schedules June public hearing. Chair Robert Janes led the unanimous approval of amended prior minutes and authorized immediate execution of the rate-study and master-plan agreement, with Water Superintendent Mark Marlowe to
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