Reinstated Clancy board acts on ARPA

The new board of the Clancy Water and Sewer District—comprised entirely of former board members—was sworn in at the board’s meeting on June 22. It then began plotting a path forward for possible grant funding through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Lori Gilliland, the former board secretary who resigned in November 2020, will chair the board. Bob Johnson will serve as vice-chair and Bill Hammer as secretary and treasurer. Johnson resigned in December 2020 and Hammer resigned in January 2020. The Jefferson County Commission reappointed all three on June 8 after sole remaining member and former board Chairman David Leitheiser resigned on May 22.

At the meeting, the board and community members were laser-focused on the upcoming July 15 deadline to apply for ARPA grants that could allow the district to pursue a centralized well system at a reduced cost to users. In a survey earlier this year, many of the district’s residents opposed the project due to water rates that had been estimated by Leitheiser to be $111 per month plus water usage. That estimate was based on a 2018 preliminary engineering report.