Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District
Meeting Minutes
August 27th, 2026 06:00 PM at East Missoula Fire Department
Roll Call: Cynde Winchell, Dusty Deschamps, Michael Bushey, Paula Niccum. Tom Walter and Dace Crist also attended.
Approval of Minutes: Dusty made a motion to approve the minutes, Michael seconded. Motion passed and minutes were approved.
Financial Information: Cyndie stated that the county is reporting our amounts correctly. Dusty asked about the lack of specific information stating what the charges were for is missing in the reports. Cyndie said they have that information and are supposed to provide it, listed on a separate sheet. She said that our finances look ok so far, she recognized almost every one of the charges. She is going to call them and ask for a training session so that she has more specifics about the reports and why they are reported the way they are. As of last meeting, Meggan was scheduled with the county for a one on one with IT to solve security and authentication problems. We should have more information from her next month. Approval of financial reports from the county were tabled until next month.
Robbie provided meter readings and financial reports to the board. Three households are due to be disconnected if they do not pay their bills. Dusty and Cyndie believe there is still water loss from somewhere on the hill. IMEG is also continuing to work on identifying other leaks.
Public Input: Tom Walter inquired about late charges on his bill. Dace said they had also incurred a late charge. Cyndie explained that some of our previous bookkeepers had not been assigning the late charges that are required by the ordinances and that those had been charged were charged inconsistently. A year ago we notified users that the late fees would be charged where applicable. Cyndie recommended bill payment through a bank account. Michael stated that it worked very well for him as well.
Old Business: Request for curbstop map from Great West Engineering for IMEG and the board- no information or map yet received. Daniel (IMEG) was going to call Amy and ask about the status of our well house pumps and VFDS’s. He was also going to provide 811 locate system information for the district. Dusty will call Daniel at IMEG and ask about these items.
O’Berry/Colter Tee-d water line- Cyndie spoke with Shane O’Berry about putting a meter pit in for his curbstop. His water line is t-eed after the curbstop and one of his two meters has been reading negative which indicates reverse flow and the potential for introducing contaminants into our system. He also said that he had been working on his sprinkler system and had removed the backflow preventer to do the work. We are trying, but it is unlikely that we will be able to fund the meter pit with emergency grant money. He asked what if he refused to install the meter pit and Cyndie told him we will have to shut him off. He stated that he had a water right on his property and might want to drill a well.
Backflow preventer inspections- Many new homeowners have moved in since we required the installation of backflow preventers on all home water supply lines. The board is planning on initiating inspection of all homes on the system to make sure each one has a functioning backflow preventer.
Reimbursement to Docusign- Everyone on the board agreed to reimburse Cyndie for the Docusign renewal for the District.
Corrected Notice of Grant Termination- After Cyndie’s written request to correct the DNRC Notice of Grant Termination,the DNRC responded with a corrected termination letter and a polite apology.
A new Curbstop key was purchased and placed at the well lot building.
The Booster station padlock replacement is on the list and our locksmith will replace it. We have another lock on the booster station gate that will suffice until the new one is done.
New Business: A future projects list was created in the sunnymeadowswater.com Google Drive and shared with all of the board member so they can add items as they come up.
No Resolutions this meeting.
Adjournment: Dusty mad a motion to adjourn, Michael seconded. Motion passed, meeting adjourned.
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- District Website: http://www.sunnymeadowswater.com/
- Respectfully submitted by Paula Niccum
