Baldwin receives rebates: City gets $36,473 from water plant

A breakdown of the checks is as follows: $30,866 for reimbursement to the city for flows and loads less than the contract minimums; $3,967 for reimbursement for repair and maintenance costs less than the cap of $40,000; and $1,640 for reimbursement on power bills.

Baldwin Mayor Mike Kelley said, “We have been working with Woodard and Curran on the city’s contract.”
Adams said the city will not see an increase in the fee for next year.

“We are not taking the three percent increase written into the agreement,” Adams said. “The increase would total $21,000 and this is being waived.”

Adams also said the city could get rebates again next year depending on the flows and loads, the costs of repairs and maintenance, etc.

Council member Jeff Murray asked Adams about the possibility of a reduction in Woodard and Curran’s workforce at the plants. Adams said the firm is still looking into this.

Council member Ray Holcomb told Adams the council appreciates the job Woodard and Curran is doing and their willingness to work with the council on this project.

Kelley said a lot of improvements have been made at the plants.

“We no longer use chlorine at the water plant, Kelley said.

A liquid bleach mixture is now used in the water.

Adams introduced Pat Moore to the council as the new area manager with Woodard and Curran.

TO PURCHASE WATER PUMP

At the council meeting on Monday night, March 9, the council approved spending $792 to purchase a water pump and a water pump intake hose.

“This is a pump you have to have to pump water out of a hole when a line breaks,” Holcomb said.
The money used for this purchase will come from Habersham County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 4 revenue.