CF-Village-CS010927 MEMORANDUM
FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
To: Ken Griffin, P.E., Director of Engineering/Public Works
From: Glenn D. Hollowell, P.E., Asst. Dir. of Public Works
Date: September 27, 2001
RE: Gate at Village Parkway Pump Station
Dear Ken:
Last Friday evening, we discovered the driveway gate at the pump station had been
vandalized. Someone had cut DWU's lock off of the chain. Chuck Hancock was the last
employee to leave the pump station on Friday. He left around 4:30pm. He had worked late
repairing the chlorine injector. He distinctly remembers locking the gate. He was called
back out around 9:00pm to check on a chlorine leak. When they arrived, they discovered
the gate wide open and no chain or locks. They contacted Ted Dutt. Ted instructed them to
look the entire area over and determine if any damage had been done. They inspected the
entire area and could not find any signs that any damage had been done. There were
several vehicles inside the gate that were undamaged. None of the locks on the tanks had
been tampered with. They could not find any signs that anything had been touched. Chuck
contacted P. D. and requested that they patrol the area on a more regular basis. He then
replaced the chain and lock. Ted contacted me on Saturday and told me what had
happened. On Tuesday, Chuck discovered the old chain in the grass next to the fence. He
does not know if he just missed it Friday night or if it had been brought back.
It would not surprise me to discover that DWU had cut the lock off. They occasionally have
to get in the vault behind the tanks and work on their telemetry equipment. On several
occasions, they have gone in through our gate instead of using the gate by the vault. Tonia
is chasing down that possibility.
If you have any further questions regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call.
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