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Public works budget seeks wage increases, preventive maintenance and higher solid‑waste disposal funding
Summary
Public works leaders urged higher pay bands to recruit experienced operators, recommended more preventive maintenance for an aging fleet rather than immediate truck purchases, and flagged rising solid‑waste disposal fees that pushed the transfer station budget up substantially.
Public works and transfer‑station officials described staffing pressures, an aging fleet and sharply rising disposal costs at the town budget workshop.
Preston, the public works foreman, and interim director Cam said the town faces chronic recruitment difficulty for skilled operators; they proposed adjusting wages (in some categories to roughly $22–$25/hour for CDL‑capable drivers) to make the jobs more competitive with private construction work. Cam said the increase aims both to retain current staff and to…
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