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JULY NEWS FROM LETTER TO THE EDITOR
THE WATER DISTRICT
Jim Matchett... Required Fire Safety
Project, Apache Loop,
The July meeting of the Perry Park Wa- Ignored by PP Water &
ter & Sanitation District was held on the Sanitation
18th. Two directors were unable to attend
the meeting, but three were in attendance The Apache Loop Capi-
and a quorum was established. The meet- tal Improvement project,
ing was called to order at 4:30 p.m., and specifically for Perry Park
the first order of business was to enter into an Executive Session community Fire Safety and
for a conference with the District’s attorney to receive advice listed in the 2016 PPWSD Master Plan as Required, originally
on questions related to the proposed Apache Court development scheduled for 2017, now has no start date.
as authorized by C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b). The Executive Session
ended at 4:55 PM. Next was the approval of the minutes of the PPWSD manager and board are playing games- literally- with
June 20th regular meeting and that approval was unanimous. fire safety. Call/write them now to demand commitment to this
Disbursements totaling $298,876.41 were then unanimously Loop. (681-2050, board_ppwsd@comcast.net)
approved.
This project is already funded and will provide fireflow to much
The District had received a request from a property owner to of the NW interface with Windfield Ranch and Pike Forest while
install an On-Site Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) as also providing a needed second line from Hog John Tanks for
the cost to connect to the closest main sewer line is estimated times when the aging Pike line is down for repair. This loop is
to be prohibitive. After discussion with the District’s operating listed in the Master Plan as same importance as Country Club
and technical personnel, several possible ways were suggested Loop, which is now being built.
to reduce the cost of such a connection. District Manager Diana
Miller was then requested to pass on these suggestions to the Apache Loop has been planned for decades- why would they
property owner for further investigation. This OWTS request delay now that it’s in their plan and budget?
will be further considered at a future board meeting as addi-
tional information is supplied by the property owner. Something is smelly and needs district members’ drawing at-
tention to end this arbitrary delay.
The Systems Report for July submitted by Semocor was then
reviewed. As could be expected, water usage in the District was As a home owner on Apache, this loop will be an improvement
126 percent of June, 2017. Operations across the District were of fireflow for my entire neighborhood. NOTE: I own several
described as normal excepting two main water line breaks re- lots, the last on upper Apache, and this loop is not a requirement
cently experienced. The Monthly Staff Report submitted by the for service to my lots, although PPWSD is trying to make up
district manager was then reviewed. Growth continues in the rules to say so, and to delay the Loop and potential service to
District as 17 permits have now been issued year to date. Final- my lands-despite being already on District mainline with in-
ly, construction progress reports were reviewed for the Capital service hydrant.
Improvement Projects of the Sage Port Wastewater Treatment
Plant, the Main Water Line Looping on Country Club Drive, As Larkspur Fire Protection District captain and manager stat-
and the Bannock Lift Station. ed, any and all fire safety improvements in the district are im-
portant- and needed, but they also stated, in 2016, that my land,
The meeting was adjourned at 5:49 p.m. As always, further having current fire protection, requires no specific hydrant or
information is available on the District website, https://www. fireflow upgrade for individual service connections for build-
ppwsd.org/. out of Apache Drive dead end.

The Water and Sanitation District Board feels it can ignore
Feel and look your best with public fire safety and pick and choose who will be serviced,
help from Full Circle Larkspur ignoring Required Capital Improvements and their obligation
to provide service. Tell them public safety improvements come
first and their rules matter. Ask for the November 2017 Board
fc meeting recording to hear how they operate. (They discontin-
ued recording meetings after that.)

Questions? Comments? Discussion?
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Phil Hayward
www.fullcirclelarkspur.com rdrx80118@yahoo.com

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