Board debates highway pickups and EV alternatives; members ask for usage data before deciding
Summary
Board members discussed Highway Superintendent Teresa Burke's request for two non-EV heavy-duty pickups, tradeoffs with EV options (range, plow packages, axles), and leasing vs. purchase; members asked for fleet usage data and vendor specs before approving purchases.
Public commenter Linda Stoddard urged the board to defer to Highway Superintendent Teresa Burke's recommendation for non-EV pickups, citing her credentials and experience. Board members and staff discussed Teresa Burke's request for two Chevy 3500 pickups and whether EV equivalents (commercially available Silverado EVs and plow packages) could meet snow-plow and front-axle requirements.
Councilmembers requested more detailed fleet-usage logs, specification comparisons, and consideration of leasing to avoid buying technology that could become outdated. One member noted the town already owns an EV pickup used successfully for lighter municipal applications and suggested considering at least one EV in the fleet, but the board did not take a purchase vote and asked staff to return with more detailed comparisons.
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