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Town reports multi‑project paving and capital update; most jobs tracking under budget
Summary
Public works staff told the Finance Town Council that most 2025 paving and capital projects are on schedule and under budget, with remaining work expected to be completed before the winter close‑out date of Dec. 15. Several larger projects require upcoming Selectmen or Council approvals.
Tiger, a staff member reporting to the Finance Town Council, told the meeting on Sept. 12 that the town’s paving and capital program is largely on track and running under budget. "We started off with a bid amount of 9,000,003...final costs all in came in at, $8.99, just under 9,000,000," Tiger said, and later summarized that completed projects have produced savings that are likely to leave the program under budget when the final bills are in.
The update covered completed and ongoing street jobs, municipal lots and trail work. Tiger said the town’s current paving phase is “about 75% done,” listing Millport Avenue, Green Avenue, Lakeview Lane and Park Lane as nearly finished and saying work on the remaining road will begin Oct. 15 and take about two weeks. He said an overlay, crack seal and micro‑surfacing project had closed out under estimate and that several sidewalk and intersection projects were also moving forward.
Why it matters: the town’s capital paving program covers many neighborhoods and affects winter preparedness, pedestrian access and schedules for other projects. Tiger said the town aims to finish work before the Dec. 15 project close date and prefers crews to be largely finished by Thanksgiving to reduce winter pay and weather risk.
Key details and schedule: Tiger said the Brushy Ridge/Locust intersection improvement — a $215,000 project — is slated to start roughly Sept. 19. The fire department parking lot was described as a roughly $70,000 job (with contingency shown at $80,000) and “under budget,” with final contractor pricing still pending. Pine Street is out to bid with a low bidder reported as FGB Construction at $480,000 and an engineer’s estimate of $525,000; Tiger said that work is expected to start around Oct. 1.
Larger projects and bids: Tiger said the Park Street/Playhouse lot work (ramp, staircase and new sidewalk for ADA access) will be sent to the Selectmen and that Burns Construction’s package is roughly $780,000 with contingency. He reported the Conrad Road intersection award to Peter Lani and described multiple trail and sidewalk jobs completed or extended in scope. On the Putnam Road sidewalk job Tiger said the contract was about $424,000 and was completed just before school began.
Equipment and facilities: the town has ordered a new vacuum truck, Tiger said, and expects delivery in late fall or early winter; the vehicle was “purchased” and is in fabrication. The highway garage cold storage building bids came in substantially lower than estimates, and Tiger said the project will go to the Selectmen this week. He also reported the Nature Center pond dredging bid came in under its $250,000 budget and that landscaping and material‑drying work remain.
Coordination with utilities and state work: Tiger described a timing issue around an intersection project at Carter and Route 106. Aquarion Water Company’s phased pipe and paving schedule splits the intersection work across seasons; Tiger said the town is working with the state on phasing and permitting so the town’s intersection improvements will not be undone by state repaving.
Ongoing reporting and next steps: Tiger said he will return with updated final cost numbers at the council’s October meeting and again in November, with the expectation that the program will finish under the current authorized budgets. Several items — the Playhouse ramp, the western parking lot and Pine Street — require Selectmen or Council approvals before contracts can be signed and work ordered.
