A reduction in pressure was felt in the downtown and Ouachita areas but the inconvenience was not long-lived. Dorinda Suitor reported that minor problems have been encountered with the Utility's office in the new City Hall building. The customer contact counter is not a workable design. Suitor has discussed this with the contractor but, in accordance with the City Manager's instructions, necessary changes and corrections will have to be made after construction is completed. Some expense will be expected for these modifications.
Parking is a concern at the new building.
There is no drive-through window for customer convenience. Dorinda Suitor briefly spoke to an upcoming project in the downtown area that will be facing this committee. Proponents of the streetscape project want the Utility to provide water service to all areas to be streetscaped. Initial thoughts from Committee members are the tremendous installation costs, future maintenance costs and problems in taking care of private sprinkler service lines. This does not appear to be a wise and practical decision and serves no benefit for the Utility.