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Burlingame
City Council
Water tests yield non-compliant results
Gabe Faimon
Reporter
BURLINGAME—While water works’ renovations continue at
Burlingame, the city was recently notified of deficiencies in water
quality.
The Burlingame City Council heard from utility foreman Gerald Grandstaff
at the Dec. 15 council meeting, that Kansas Department of Health
and Environment found the city’s water noncompliant with lead
and copper standards. As a result, each customer will receive a
notice regarding the deficiency.
Grandstaff said a problem was identified in the process of collecting
samples and the process would be changed to avoid recurrence of
the problem during the next testing cycle scheduled for 2009.
Grandstaff also reported to the council on expenditures to obtain
repairs for road grader and truck tires. His report drew sharp questioning
from Burlingame City Councilman Norman Bloomquist.
Bloomquist questioned necessity of incurring such expenses instead
of city staff performing the repairs. Grandstaff said repairs were
purchased because of the city’s lack of proper tools and equipment,
and desire to comply with the council’s request to reduce
expenditures for equipment.
With winter weather here, the council also considered the sufficiency
of work performed by Kartsonis Pool & Aquatic Service for winterizing
the swimming pool. Grandstaff confirmed that leakage is occurring
from some plugs installed by the contractor. City attorney Rick
Godderz said it may be necessary to withhold partial payment to
the contractor.
Burlingame City Clerk Patti Gilbert notified the council that four
companies were seeking to obtain renewal of city licenses for 2009.
She reported that each company had paid the annual city fee, completed
required documents and submitted proof of insurance. By unanimous
vote, council approved renewal of cereal malt beverage licenses
for Casey’s General Store and the Santa Fe Café. Also
by unanimous vote, council approved renewal of electrical and plumbing
licenses requested by Burgess Plumbing and Orender Electrical Service.
In other business, the council noted the afternoon of Christmas
Eve is not a paid holiday, and authorized city employees to take
personal or vacation time to cover absence from work during that
time. To ensure city offices remain open during the afternoon, Grandstaff
and Gilbert said they would work during that time.
To address year-end business, the next meeting of the Burlingame
City Council is scheduled to convene at 5 p.m. Dec. 29, in the city
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