Bill would block BCWA from charging landlords
Four local legislators are introducing a bill into the General Assembly that would block the Bristol County Water Authority from following state law that requires them to charge landlords for their tenants’ water use. The bill was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Ray Gallison and Kenneth Marshall of Bristol, Jan Malik of Warren and Joy Hearn [...]
Read More →Pay raises for BCWA management
Seven members of the Bristol County Water Authority’s eight-member management team recently received pay raises ranging from 2 to 13.7 percent. The raises, which will cost the BCWA a total of $35,000 this coming fiscal year, were approved by the board of directors in April. The hikes are unrelated to pay adjustments given to the [...]
Read More →Say what? Interesting wording in Warren
So is the meeting on? Or off? It’s hard to tell which by reading this meeting notice for the Bristol County Water Authority’s board of directors, posted at Warren Town Hall this week. Apparently, directors decided to cancel the previously scheduled meeting, then changed their minds and decided to “uncancel” it. Makes perfect sense and [...]
Read More →BCWA brass: No collusion in maintenance re-bid
Bristol County Water Authority officials say a simple editing error, and not alleged collusion, forced them to re-bid their annual maintenance contract weeks after they had signed a contract with a winning bidder. The yearly contract for underground line maintenance and repair work is usually awarded at the end of January, and that appeared to [...]
Read More →BCWA hires new legal firm
The Bristol County Water Authority has new legal representation. The board of directors voted 6-1 with one abstentionWednesday night to hire the firm of Keough and Sweeney. Director Ray Palmieri, of Warren, nominated the firm. He cited the group’s experience including representation of other Rhode Island utilities. Mr. Palmieri also pointed to the fact that [...]
Read More →Water board approves 11 percent rate hike
Bristol County Water Authority customers will pay an average 11 percent more for their water this coming year. The authority’s board of directors voted 7-2 Wednesday night to institute the rate hike, though board members held off on raising rates further down the road — for now. Struggling with a deteriorating infrastructure, unreliable treatment plant [...]
Read More →Appointment of BCWA legal counsel questioned
The Bristol County Water Authority Board of Directors recently decided against a change in legal counsel though some residents aren’t happy with how the move was carried out. On Thursday, Dec. 20, the board voted 5-2 in favor of maintaining Cameron and Mittleman as BCWA legal counsel. The vote, which marked the end of a [...]
Read More →Residents question BCWA’s appointment of legal counsel, 12 percent rate hike
The Bristol County Water Authority hosted a second public hearing on a potential 12 percent rate hike Thursday night though a portion of the evening ended up focused on a recent board of directors’ vote that some alleged to be a violation of state open meeting law. On Thursday, Dec. 20, the board voted 5-2 [...]
Read More →BCWA hosts public hearing tonight
The Bristol County Water Authority will host a second public hearing in advance of a potential 12 percent rate hike tonight at 6 p.m. The hearing will be held at Warren Town Hall. The BCWA held an initial hearing on the proposal at Mt. Hope High School on Dec. 20. The rate hike could be [...]
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