Selectmen defer decision on town road centerline striping; $9,785 quote reviewed

The Alton Board of Selectmen reviewed a proposal to repaint double-yellow centerlines on selected town roads and decided Aug. 12 to defer the work pending the upcoming budget process. Seth (Highway Department head) provided a quote from a contractor to stripe Alton Mountain Road, Old Wolfborough Road, Stockbridge Corner Road, Valley Road, Hamwoods and Hollywood Beach Road for $9,785. A board member noted the town currently has $13,000 available in the line item for striping. Board members expressed mixed public feedback about striping and said cost and budget timing should guide the decision. "I think we should probably hold off on it as well just in case we need it for something," one selectman said. The board took no formal vote; members reached consensus to wait until budget deliberations. The discussion noted the town must follow national standards (the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) for centerline markings; the option presented was double-yellow lines for non-passing zones. No striping contract was awarded at this meeting.