Water operator Ian told the Board the running annual average for uranium exceeds the regulatory level and the district will notify customers and pursue installation of treatment equipment with a target before November 24; short planned outages and sampling steps were described.

Carroll County Chairman Chuck McGee asked the Village District to reconsider a $5,000,000 insurance requirement in the 2017 communications-tower lease, saying the county pays roughly $10,000 a year for coverage; village officials said counsel and precedent support the umbrella limit given the tower's potential public-safety impacts.

Board members and the consultant discussed the local affordability challenge — high local home prices, infrastructure costs and the increasing role of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and adaptive reuse as the most common near‑term housing strategies.

Fidium (formerly Consolidated) notified the town it will retire legacy copper phone lines on Oct. 23, 2026, requiring a VoIP/fiber upgrade by Sept. 25 to avoid service loss. The board prioritized inviting shortlisted IT vendors to the next meeting to produce project quotes for phone and network reconfiguration.

A town dam committee presented inspection findings and recommended splitting engineering work to reduce up-front costs; the committee estimated repairs at roughly $1.0M–$1.25M if done in 2027 and said a possible state reclassification to “nonmenace” could cut permitting expenses.

A board member raised a parent concern about House Bill 1817 requiring access to curricular and extracurricular activities for EFA-funded students and warned it may be an unfunded mandate; members suggested policy review.

After reviewing two Pike proposals, the board moved to accept a $233,186 full-repair option for Colby Hill and discussed FEMA appeals, a possible tax anticipation note (TAN) and municipal bond options to manage storm-repair cash flow.

After examining two bids to site a commercial cell tower on town property, the board authorized legal/planning review (Cordell) of the proposals and discussed lease amounts ($600–$750/month), upfront payouts ($20k–$30k), escalation clauses and ensuring space for emergency radio mounts and DPW operations.

The district received one of three expected proposals for uranium-related work; commissioners said the state DES requested a specification change and agreed to consult the water operator and decide at the Sept. 2 meeting whether to award the contract.

The board decided to mail a uranium notice by Sept. 24 clarifying the primary water source has no uranium while the backup well has historically exceeded levels; the district will also run required lead-and-copper sampling of 10 homes this year per DES guidance.

Committee members said the June storm assessment totaled about $2.9 million; they discussed FEMA reimbursement uncertainty, the need for a detailed road CIP, and short‑term cash options including tax‑anticipation notes and possibly a municipal bond.

Town officials told the Advisory Budget Committee that the June storm has already cost roughly $352,000 in contractor work and that a Pike Industries quote of about $233,000 will begin Sept. 1 to repair several roads; an expected FEMA emergency declaration was denied and an appeal is pending.

The board agreed to prepare and submit Department of Revenue forms (MS-535, MS-434, MS-60A) promptly so the DRA can set Madison's tax rate earlier, which the board said would help the town's cash flow; the board will notify the auditor and DRA of the plan.

The board voted to contact DES and an electrical/engineering firm (EII) for an external cybersecurity and SCADA evaluation after expressing unease about system security and withholding a final payment to the SCADA contractor over missing historical data.

After recent flooding the town estimates about $2.87M in damage to Madison roads and has requested a federal disaster declaration; the committee discussed using underspent warrant articles, unexpended fund balances, or bond financing as stopgap measures while FEMA reviews the request.

DPW reported ongoing high repair costs for aging trucks, a partially completed FEMA-funded ditching program ($155,000 spent of a $271,000 award), and concerns about an August 31 reimbursement deadline that could limit remaining work.