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 1:03 p.m. on Monday,
March 16, 2026, in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Linda MacNeil, Commissioner Ralph Ross, and CEO Lori Hogan.
Public in attendance – None
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of March 2, 2026, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed.
Approval of the minutes to be deferred until next meeting as for both the February 17, 2026, meeting and the March 2, 2026, meeting due to lack of quorum.
APPOINTMENTS: None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS: None
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
Mr. Elliott had to leave due to a personal issue. He left notes for Mrs. Hogan to discuss.
Since the last meeting we had another break on Union Street. Currently the customer is connected by a temporary line to the next-door neighbor. In the spring the plan is to excavate, place a T before the neighbor’s curb stop and to run a copper service to the neighbor’s curb stop. This is the most economical solution as both curb stops are on the property and there is no pavement to be disturbed.
Mr. Elliott and Mr. Sorrell met with DOT to discuss our exploratory work needed for the water line under I93. We are scheduling this work to start on April 20th. It is our hope that we can disconnect and scope the line to verify that we could use the existing 10” line as a sleeve and pull another 8” or 6” line through and re-establish the connection. Mr. Elliott and Mr. Sorrell walked behind Elks Lodge and the southside lane of 93. It was determined that there is plenty of room for access and staging area at the Elks Lodge.
Mrs. Hogan noted the various potential impacts to the 70-acre parcel at the Daughters of Charity. There was a discussion of hydraulic model to determine the impact to fire flow with a change from 10” to less than 6”.
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Hogan noted no change in Brickyard or Well B. However, depending on the cost of the I93 solution Well B may need to be delayed due to funding.
Commissioner MacNeil noted the recent changes to the Casino and proposed change of use that may include a hotel. Commissioner MacNeil was inquiring about our ability to provide domestic and fire flow in this area. Mrs. Hogan noted that this area is fed off the storage tank at Mt. Eustis and there is excess capacity. However, the water investment fee would be substantial.
Mrs. Hogan met with Graybar & Hubbell to discuss the extensive delay in the delivery of our primary metering package for the solar project. There was a tornado that destroyed one of their plants and our order has been delayed and rescheduled for more than 20 weeks. The new ETA is April 30, 2026, which will work for our schedule, but we will closely monitor their progress.
Mrs. Hogan notes that we are preparing a buy schedule to meet our new hedge policy. We want to be ready to go out to buy when the market adjusts. Mrs. Hogan has also reached out to our contact at NextEra about executing another 10-year agreement for base power needs, similar to the agreement that is expiring in 2030.
All materials have been ordered to reconduct North Littleton Road. The anticipated cost is $50,000 for materials and $50,000 for labor.
Mrs. Hogan is still working on letter with Matt Delude. A copy will be forwarded to the Commissioners later this week.
GENERAL / OTHER BUSINESS:
There was a brief discussion on the candidate night and their response to the question about water and light.
We are still awaiting a response from the Town regarding the streetlights.
The issues with the crosswalk at the Church are concerning for all but it is not a water and light issue.
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to recommend Peter Cooper for re-appointment as a LWL Commissioner, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 2-0-0
Commissioner MacNeil made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 2-0-0
The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 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.