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 Tuesday, September 15, 2025, in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Peter Cooper, Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner Linda MacNeil, CEO Lori Hogan and Accounting HR Manager Tammy Tolatta.
Public in attendance – December Rust
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of September 2, 2025, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed. Commissioner Ross made a motion to accept the minutes as amended, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
APPOINTMENTS: None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS:
Mrs. Hogan requested additional time to research Mr. Simon’s request and identify the abatement to ensure this is not duplicated.
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mrs. Hogan noted that the Bethlehem Hollow project is ahead of schedule and is going very well and should come in under budget.
The Electric team is working on multiple projects including the Sheppard line extension, Masonic Temple, Daughters of Charity and will be working on the Armory. All projects are going well.
The water department will be working on potholing the week of September 23-25.
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the financial statement for the period ending July 31, 2025. Year to date we are tracking about $210,000 below plan. Just as a note the $200,000 of capacity adjustment is not included in the numbers presented.
Mrs. Hogan introduced Mrs. Tolatta who is our new Accounting & HR Manager. Mrs. Tolatta will be working 2 days a week during her notice period and starting full-time once Mrs. Hogan returns from vacation.
A termination notice was provided to Daymark both verbally with Stan and via letter to Daymark. The agreement with ENE will be effective
October 1, 2025 as that is the date we’ll start receiving all the services provided by Daymark and the full suite of services as of January 1, 2026. Mrs. Hogan is extremely happy with how the transition is going and the individuals at ENE. She’s participating in the weekly General Managers call with discussions of the industry trends and happenings at ISO-NE.
Daymark is in the process of finalizing the capacity true-up number, small variance being discussed. Currently the amount due is in the $200,000 range which includes interest. Daymark is not in favor of auditing NextEra’s compliance with our agreement and NextEra changes the topic when it’s discussed. However, Mrs. Hogan has discussed ENE completing this audit and they are in support of the task and will start reviewing once access to ISO CAMS is granted.
Mrs. Hogan is working with National Grid to renew the transmission agreement; we should be getting a red line to review this week. The agreement will be reviewed by Elijah of Primmer Piper.
We received a check from RGGI in the amount of $89,700. This will be distributed to ratepayers in the October billing cycle.
The work scheduled at Granite State Senior Living has been permanently postponed.
We responded to a call from the department of public works. An excavator got into the power lines. There was damage to the phone and cable lines, and the staff noted an issue on the pole with the insulator that had the potential to cause a flash. The chief decided on a hot stick transfer and the insulator was properly repaired. We’ll be billing the Town for the response.
Mrs. Hogan noted that she has completed the 1st draft of the budget for 2026. We are still awaiting the results of the water rate study to be able to final revenue, currently as estimate of a 34% increase is being used.
Commissioner Ross asked if we could set a hard deadline of September 30th for the study to be delivered, Mrs. Hogan agreed and will communicate to Horizon Engineers.
Starting September 1st, the billing process has been outsourced to NISC. There are some challenges that the staff is working through, but they are doing an excellent job.
Mrs. Hogan noted that there has been no negative feedback about the change in hydrant fees.
Horizon Engineering is still working on the design for Well B. There was some discussion of Well A, Commissioner Ross discussed how the pump test had a draw down impact and therefore wasn’t considered the best source. Well B did not experience the same draw down during the pump test.
We are going to complete a mineral test on Brickyard well. There has been some concern about a metallic taste to the water when we engage this well. Flushing the hydrant does resolve the issue so we’ll continue this approach if we turn on brickyard.
We have a request for an infrastructure discussion for West Main & St Johnsbury Road area which we refer to as Hospital pump. The pump station and holding tank can only accommodate the needs of the hospital and some small residential connections. To expand in this area either in a commercial or residential development would require an expansion of our infrastructures. Commissioner MacNeil indicated that the Master Plan shows expansion in this area.
GENERAL / OTHER BUSINESS
None
The next meeting will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025 and will be held by Mr. Elliott as Mrs. Hogan will be on vacation.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to re-open the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
The meeting was re-opened at 1:45pm.
Mrs. Hogan requested a motion to provide the financial statements for period ending July 31, 2025 to the selectboard.
Commission Ross made the motion, seconded by Commissioner MacNeil.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Cooper.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
The meeting was adjourned at 1:47 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.