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Road agent proposes on-site crushing of glass and tailings; board tables decision to June 17
Summary
Road Agent Russ Pearl presented a proposal to crush on-site winter sand tailings and a glass pile for reuse at $25/ton; the board tabled the item to June 17 to allow review of payment terms and mobilization costs.
Road Agent Russ Pearl told the Board of Selectmen that a contractor can screen and crush the town's accumulated winter sand tailings and a stockpiled glass pile on-site for $25 per ton, a lower cost than the town's current practice of hauling material to New London for crushing at roughly $40–$45 per ton.
Pearl said the town has a pit where winter sand is stored and that the pile of stone and glass has grown over approximately a decade. He described potential reuse: crushed glass and tailings could be used for culverts, winter road stone, or other town needs, reducing outside purchases. The contractor requested a $10,000 upfront mobilization payment, applied to the final balance; Pearl said payment timing would need review.
Selectmen discussed budgeting and timing. Pearl suggested the likely funding source would be block grant money after July 1. He noted the contractor's on-site price eliminates trucking costs and could pay for itself over time because the town would use the resulting product on-site.
Selectman Miller moved to table the screening and processing item to the June 17 selectmen meeting to allow further review and discussion of payment terms; the motion was seconded and carried. The board asked staff to provide additional contract/payment schedule details before the next meeting.
No contract was approved at this meeting; the board explicitly tabbed the proposal for further review.
