4 of the 6 Board of Directors, voted against the more expensive option
Dear Editor, Heights Water District customers have something to be Thankful for …. Last Wednesday, April 16, 4 of the 6 Board of Directors, voted against the more expensive option, to address the “Low Pressure Issue”, in the Lake Hills area. Instead, they voted to support the most Cost-Effective Alternative, with the “Rate Payers” in mind. Based […]
Six Candidates File for Heights Water District Board
Six candidates have filed to fill the three vacant seats on the Heights County Water District Board, which will be on the May 6 ballot. The candidates include Pam Ellis, Greg Erpenbach, Ming Cabrera, David Graves, Delbert “Butch” Baily and Michael Macki. The top three vote getters will
Heights Water District Wraps Up Year End Business
The County Water District Board in the Heights approved a number of resolutions at their December 18 meeting, including the employees’ retirement plan and final approval of the district’s Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). The meeting began, however, with a somewhat contentious issue regarding a notice submitted to the board threatening a lawsuit regarding any effort […]
Engineers, Consolidation, Policies Top Heights Water District Agenda
The Board for the County Water District in the Heights dealt with numerous issues dealing with policies and operations at a business work session on September 4. The water district needs a plan to deal with the district- wide maintenance of the system, which means having a schedule to replace aging pipeline and other equipment. […]
Water Board Grants 4.95% Wage Increase, Report says Water Sales Up, Expenses Down
The numbers show that the County Water District in the Heights is doing well, according to the District Manager, Bo Andersson, at the district’s monthly meeting. At the Wednesday evening meeting the board also approved a wage increase for district employees. Andersson reported that water sales are up 23.9 percent above last year – probably […]
Church Seeks to Leave Heights Water District
Emerging as an issue for the County Water District Board of Directors is a notice from a Gracepoint Church at 900 Barrett Road that they want to extend their water line under Wicks Lane in order to connect to the City of Billings water system, rather than be a customer of the County Water District. […]
Andersson Named GM for Water District; Board Fires Benefits Vendor
The Heights County Water District Board (CWDB) has offered the position of General Manager to Allan “Bo” Andersson of Cambridge, New York. At their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to offer Andersson a contract. CWDB President Doug Kary said that Andersson received the highest score in the board’s interviews and evaluations […]
Ellis to Remain on County Water District Board Following Court Decision that Board Lacked Authority to Remove Her
Following a closed session of the County Water District board, last Wednesday, Board President Doug Kary announced that the board had unanimously agreed to accept a settlement offer from Pam Ellis and Yellowstone County. The County Water District accepted the defendants’ offer that the district pay for $9500 of the defendants’ legal costs and to […]
UPDATE: Heights Water Board Rejects All Applications to Replace Drager on Board
A quorum of the Heights County Water District Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, March 26, with the intent of interviewing candidates who had applied to fill the position of Laura Drager, who resigned, on March 20, in order to apply for the position of General Manager. At the Tuesday meeting the board cancelled […]
Engineers Discuss Issues with County Water District
Three representatives from Interstate Engineering were guests at the Heights County Water Board work session, last Wednesday morning. In an over view of what the engineering company does for the water district a wide range of subjects were discussed, including the extent pipes must be replaced, progress of the two PERS (Preliminary Engineering Reports), status […]