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,/ n3c t:;.r - ~ ,_~-i)~'-> Hartman made a motion and Jeffries seconded to contact Jerry Pigsley and hire him to assist with the union contract negotiations. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Rye all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the committee assignments for the negations and Lancaster stated that she would assign the committees. 11 UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING WATER CONTAMINATION - Lancaster stated that she put this item on the agenda in the event additional action may be necessary and the results from the test wells was not back. Eriksen stated that two weeks ago the board authorized the testing of the wells in Schroeder Subdivision. He met with representatives from the Health Department and the City and the County Assessor provided them with a list of the rural residents. The Health Department contacted the residents for permission to test and so far the tests that have been returned have tested negative. Eriksen reported that a public meeting was held and about 250 people attended. There were representatives from Lincoln that offered guidance on what needs to be done. Case New Holland has stepped forward and offered to pay for additional testing in the area and also to pay for the testing that was requested by Hall County. Hartman questioned if there was an agreement to this pay for this? Rye stated that there has been a lot of cooperation with all of the parties involved. There has also been discussion to cap the contaminated wells to prevent further health problems. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality was also impressed with the cooperation of all of the parties. Jeffries stated that he discussed the contamination issues with a company that drills wells and the depth of the well could affect the contamination levels. There are monitoring wells at CMP and they are used to check the contamination at that location. Hartman suggested that some testing should be done at the Rainbow and Farmstead Subdivision. Hartman made a motion and Arnold seconded to request well testing in the Rainbow and Farmstead Subdivision. Eriksen stated that he also has concerns that additional testing should be done in the other subdivision, but he would like to work with the City and the State and he would hope that EPA would do the testing to identify the plume. Eriksen stated that he would take this to them and see if they won't go ahead and do the additional testing. Arnold stated that if EPA does not intend to test these other areas it might be worth it to spend the money and give the people peace of mind. Jeffries still expressed concern on the depth of the wells and he suggested that Hall County Park should also have their wells tested. The vote on the motion to request additional testing was taken. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Rye all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Mr. Eriksen with take this back to the health department.