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Advisory committee warned of $600,000 roads-and-drainage gap; members back spending cuts and rate review
Summary
Town Manager Francine and the committee said the town faces a roughly $600,000 shortfall in the roads and drainage program, that decades of deferred maintenance remain, and that the committee asked staff to identify expense reductions while pursuing grants and regional partnerships.
Town Manager Francine told the Financial Advisory Committee that the town's road and drainage programs face a recurring shortfall and that the town has used reserves to cover prior gaps. "We are sitting here holding many decades, probably 50 years worth of deferred infrastructure," she said, describing missing weirs, clogged swales and canals that need restoration.
Committee members and staff agreed the…
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