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Roads budget rises as cold‑patch, salt and drainage costs climb
Summary
The highway agent described higher cold‑patch and salt prices, increased ditching and brush‑cutting work, and planned culvert replacement on Old Manchester Road, asking the board to restore a prior 5% asphalt allowance to the budget.
The highway budget review underscored material‑price pressure and growing drainage work needs. Jeff, the road agent, said the cost of cold patch has risen sharply (he said the town paid about $85/ton when he started but the current market prices are much higher and specialized patch producers set regional prices); he reported that pavers and cold‑patch suppliers charge by ton and that local suppliers' cold‑patch is expensive because of production constraints. Jeff said aggregate…
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