Town Commissioners — 2022-04-07

The Queenstown Commissioners held an emergency meeting on April 7, 2022 to address acute failures at the town wastewater treatment plant. Commissioners heard that membrane train #2 is offline and train #1 is damaged beyond repair, the plant is on bypass, and Town Engineer Bob Rauch and plant consultant George Frigon consider immediate replacement critical. The Commissioners voted 2-0 to bypass normal procurement and use ARPA funds to purchase replacement Microdyn membranes from MMBR Systems under a quoted price of $83,980, with staff to explore faster shipping and potential cost changes. The board also directed follow-up research on similar failures (including contacting Marathon, FL officials) and to evaluate other membrane types and necessary plant modifications with Rauch and Frigon.