The first file on the regional flood table began with river marks, town gauge notes and the shared warning schedule. The city then checked the source, heard affected residents and sent a second office to repeat the count.
The current Year second, high summer window 3 file records 24 warnings issued with both town readings attached; the previous window records 26. The longer sequence makes the change visible, while each count remains tied to its own dates.
A turning point was the observation that the upstream mark arrives one bell before the lower town gauge. It narrowed the discussion from a general claim to a question about how the rule works at the site.
Upper towns want a warning as soon as their mark rises. Lower towns want a second reading before closing the ferry. The shared record is larger than it was at the start, although the parties still assign it different weight.
The council records a decision for this window and gives its written reason. The board recorded the outcome that it returned one new question to a separate hearing without reopening this docket.
