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 Tueday,
January 20, 2026, in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner Peter Cooper, Commissioner Linda MacNeil, CEO Lori Hogan, Operations Manager Justen Elliott and Accounting Manager Tammy Talotta.
Public in attendance – none
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of December 15, 2025, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed.
Commissioner Cooper made a motion to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 2-0-1.
The minutes of January 5, 2026, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed.
Commissioner Ross made a motion to accept the minutes as presented.
The vote was in favor of the motion 1-0-2.
APPOINTMENTS: None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS: None
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mrs. Hogan noted that the water department investigated a water leak on Elm Street. It was determined that there was no leak but a buildup of water runoff. The issue will be addressed by the DPW.
American Rivers has requested that test pits be excavated at the Gale River intake. This will provide soil / silt information for the design plan. They have hired Nate Laflamme to dig these test pits under our guidance. Additionally, we have a 90% design meeting on February 6th. Mrs. Hogan will forward invite to Commissioner Cooper.
Mrs. Hogan noted IC Reed will be working on Line 30 on Thursday, January 22.
The Town Manager, Troy Brown, has requested a test of two streetlights on Main Street with the brightest LED bulb available. I did explain that we did this test about 4 years ago in front of Jax Jr. and there was no difference. The issue is the specific light fixture that is restricting the lumens and other changes in lights affixed to buildings shining on crosswalks. We’ll continue to work with the town on this issue.
We have a meeting next week with 2-way radio, to review the revised solution to our radio issue. The town departments have requested that we coordinate this solution. We’ll also be looking for a resolution for on-call emergency access.
Mr. Elliott discussed the outage caused by a wire running from controller unit to reclosers. Moisture in the line was causing a low voltage warning for circuit 36. We transferred everything from South Street Substation, circuit 36, to Lafayette Substation. Replacing the controllers is listed as a project on the capital budget and we’ll investigate options with new or reconditioned with costs and warranty.
Commissioner Ross requested an update on Well B. Horizon Engineering is investigating the pump size and will be providing an updated cost and design specification in the next 2 weeks.
There was a brief discussion on timing of the interconnection and the ability to secure grants and or loans for the total project cost.
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Talotta reviewed the results of the October and November financial statements. In summary, as of November 30, 2025, the combined results are $101,251 below plan with the water department representing a YTD loss of $83,974 or the majority of the balance.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to provide a copy of the combined income statement for OCT & NOV to the town selectboard, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
Mrs. Hogan highlighted the receipt of $108,571 from RGGI and the rebates to customers will be processed with the JAN 26 billing.
Mrs. Hogan discussed the battery storage warrant article and the sequence of events. The commissioners noted that the selectboard approved the originally proposed warrant at the budget hearing. Mrs. Hogan noted that our council with Primmer Piper has moved to a different firm. Mrs. Hogan will try and locate him and reach out to discuss continuing the relationship.
Mrs. Hogan distributed the DES emergency response plan for final review by the commissioners. Pending any changes Mrs. Hogan will have the plan available at the next meeting for signatures.
Mrs. Hogan requested that we enter non-public session under RSA 91-A:3, II (a) for a matter related to personnel.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to enter non-public under RSA 91-A:3, II (a) at 2:10 pm, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to exit non-public session at 2:17pm, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to seal the minutes of the non-public session, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
GENERAL / OTHER BUSINESS:
Mrs. Hogan noted that the water storage tanks are due for inspection this year. Commissioner Ross noted there were issues related to the last inspection and that Mrs. Hogan may wish to consider having a discussion with Mr. Considine prior to scheduling the inspections.
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 2:34 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.