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 1:04 p.m. on Monday,
May 19, 2025 in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Peter Cooper, Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner Linda MacNeil, CEO Lori Hogan, and Operations Manager Justen Elliott.
Public in attendance – none
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of May 5, 2025, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed. Commissioner Ross made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
APPOINTMENTS:
None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS:
Mr. Elliott and Mrs. Hogan met with the Town of Littleton to discuss the street light issue at the intersection of Main Street, Meadow Street and West Main Street. Our proposal was well received and there was much discussion as to the history of this area. All parties feel that there is a need for improvement.
A follow-up meeting will be held in two weeks.
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mr. Elliott provided an update on the current list of water & electric projects:
Meadow Street – complete and under budget
Cottage Street – significant change in assumptions mid project. This project will no longer qualify as LCRR funded; it is now an in-house project. We did find one lead connection which was replaced and properly documented. The anticipated cost of the project is $125,000.
Two Bodies – Asplundh is clearing trees and brush, and we hired Laflamme Excavating to assist with the pole sets that are in riprap that the digger can’t handle. Project is moving along.
We have been notified by Jerry Clough that he has retired and is no longer available as an on-call equipment operator. We spoke with Laflamme Excavating and he is working up a price list for Mr. Elliott to consider.
The meeting with Dis~Tran is scheduled for June 17th to review the order for completeness and to discuss payment terms.
We are still planning a site meeting with Dodge Contractors for the Bethlehem Hollow project. The meeting is to discuss the approach and challenges. Commissioner Cooper would like to attend this meeting. Mr. Elliott will coordinate in the next month to allow the site to dry out.
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the revised Capital Budget dated 5/19/25 for a total of $1.9m. This plan is lower than the previous budget, due to revised priorities. Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to accept the revised capital budget as presented, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
Mrs. Hogan outlined an issue with Daymark scheduling our energy contracts on the ISO platform. As a result, both Maquire and NextEra will both owe LWL a refund for costs incurred from ISO when they were already contracted with these parties. Mrs. Hogan is working with Daymark to understand the calculation and to ensure LWL is made whole.
Mrs. Hogan noted that the ribbon cutting on a Kearsarge battery storage unit is June 2nd in North Reading. Additionally, Mrs. Hogan provided an update on HealthTrust and SB 297.
Mrs. Hogan is working on updating the 2025 Investment Policy that is required by RSA each year. It will be available at the next meeting for approval.
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the March 2025 financial statements. We continue to see the impact of elevated transmission costs which is causing a $60,000 per month additional cost. The bottom line is $55,456 for March, which is $50,000 lower than budget. To date for the 1st quarter, we have a bottom line of $19,077 which is $277,557 lower than budget. Commissioner MacNeil
made a motion to provide a copy of the financial statements to the town selectboard, seconded by Commissioner Cooper.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
GENERAL/OTHER BUSINESS:
Commissioner MacNeil brought up the ownership of land that was gifted to Littleton Water & Light located at Brickyard and Partridge Lake. Mr. Hadlock questions whether this land should be deeded to the Town of Littleton. Mrs. Hogan is to research the RSA to determine whether that land can be owned by Water & Light. Mrs. Hogan also expressed concern about changing the intent of a last will and testament. There may be other steps that need to be taken with the families to ensure we honor their wishes.
MEETING ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the board Commissioner Ross made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:42 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.