Select Board roundup: paving contract awarded, highway truck purchase authorized, small sewer allocation approved

The Town of Rutland Select Board on April 8 unanimously approved three formal items: awarding its fiscal-year paving contract to Wilk Paving, authorizing the road commissioner to pursue a replacement plow truck through the state procurement channel, and granting a small sewer allocation to a Route 4 East commercial tenant.

Why it matters: The paving award sets the contractor that will perform the town's primary street resurfacing this budget year and includes one section that is conditional on receiving a state grant. The truck authorization moves forward a planned replacement of heavy winter equipment using the town’s depreciation reserve. The sewer allocation recognizes a business occupying a former bank building and formalizes its use of the town sewer system.

What the board approved (votes and key details) - Award paving contract to Wilk Paving (motion seconded). Vote: 5-0 in favor. Details: Wilk submitted the lowest bid on the package that includes neighborhood streets (David, Nancy, Susan Drive, Columbus area) and a separate Class 2 paving item for East Pittsburgh Road. One portion (the East Pittsburgh reclaim option) was listed as conditional pending a state paving grant; the board approved awarding the full package with that section conditional on grant receipt.

- Authorize road commissioner to work with ATG/Viking on new highway plow truck. Vote: 5-0 in favor. Details: The board authorized the road commissioner to proceed with a replacement truck built by Viking (through the ATG dealer) at a reported vehicle cost of about $285,000 with a trade-in allowance of $50,000 for the town's Kenworth; expected build time discussed at roughly 14–15…