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• The city was awarded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Award for Drinking Water Excellence. This is the 11th consecutive year that Groton has earned the award for compliance monitoring and reporting, drinking water standards, distribute annual drinking water reports, lead/copper action levels and operator certification requirements. The council congratulated Terry Herron, city water superintendent, for the award.
• There was discussion on the city's library status. The state library commission has informed the city that it no longer qualifies as a library because it has no library board. The city council is considered a library board. The library board has to be made up of five members and they have to meet once a year. In the past 15 years, the city has received computers and software through library grants. The state contends that the city has a "reading room," not a library. The council directed the mayor to appoint five members to the library board so that the city can keep its library status.
• Pop contracts are up this year and Pepsi will, once again, be the beverage of choice.
• Coca Cola submitted only three bids and made no offers to the city. Pepsi had the lower price and with the three-year contract, will give the city a $2 per case rebate plus $400 for the first year and up to $400 for the second and third year. Pepsi will be served at the baseball complex and the pool.
• The final change order and final completion of the West Ditch Sewer project was approved. The project included moving the lift station and installing a new force main. The total price came to $237,675.70, which included a reduction of $2,660.
• The city is applying for two grants. One is for the safe route to school and the other is through the James River board. Both grant hearings are scheduled for May
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