The Board meets on the first and third Monday of each month. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m. and are held in the department conference room at 65 Lafayette Ave, Littleton. Board meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for public comments at each meeting.
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The regularly scheduled business meeting of the Littleton Water and Light (LWL) Board of Commissioners (BOC) began at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
February 02, 2026, in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner Peter Cooper, Commissioner Linda MacNeil, CEO Lori Hogan, and Operations Manager Justen Elliott.
Public in attendance – BG Frazier
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of January 20, 2026, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed.
Commissioner Ross made a motion to accept the minutes as revised, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
APPOINTMENTS: None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS:
Mrs. Hogan noted conversations with commercial customers about the Private Fire Protection fee that was implemented as of January 1, 2026. We recognize that no customer wants to pay more for their water bill, however once explained in detail there was general acceptance of the change. Mrs. Hogan will continue to meet with small commercial customers as their concerns are highlighted.
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mr. Elliott discussed the 3 options with the controllers that need to be replaced at the substations and key location throughout system. It appears that the $75,000 line item in the approved 2026 capital budget should be adequate and Mrs. Hogan will approve the purchase order when finalized.
Commissioner Cooper noted that the streetlights in front of Jax Jr. that were replaced a few years ago, although upgraded to LED, were technically the same lumens as the prior bulbs 82 watts. There was much discussion that if we selected a 160 or 247 what would be the impact to the lighting on Main Street. Mrs. Hogan will present a quote for both options to the Town of Littleton.
American Rivers 90% design meeting is scheduled for February 6th. Mrs. Hogan will forward invite to Commissioner Cooper.
We had a meeting with 2-way radio, to review the revised solution to our radio issue. We are looking at a second repeater on Slate Ledge Road, but this would require fiberoptics. We are still looking for a resolution for on-call emergency access.
Mr. Elliott discussed the water main break under Interstate 93. We are losing more than 100,000 gallons per day. The water department is working on isolating the break and returning pressure to customers impacted. The leak will not be addressed until the spring with the cost unknown at this time. This repair may impact our ability to privately fund the Lafayette Well B interconnection project.
Commissioner Ross recommends running scenarios for the interstate repair in the Hydraulic Model.
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Hogan noted that the Annual Reporting for RGGI has been submitted. Commissioner Cooper signed the Water Emergency Response Plan as required by DES.
Mrs. Hogan discussed the elimination of postage charges for customers only. Specific requests from non-customers will still be charged.
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the draft hedge policy.
GENERAL / OTHER BUSINESS:
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
The meeting was adjourned at 2:22 p.m.
The regularly scheduled Commissioner’s meeting is held twice monthly on the first and third Monday, at 1:00 p.m., in the Department’s conference room.