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Select Board considers DPW oversight of town vehicle maintenance, asks for inspection policy
Summary
The board discussed assigning routine maintenance oversight of town vehicles to DPW, the older Ford Explorer needing exhaust work and the costs of repair versus replacement; members asked for a formal inspection schedule and cost estimates before committing to repairs.
Select Board members discussed whether the Department of Public Works should oversee routine maintenance of town-owned vehicles and asked staff to create an inspection policy and to obtain repair-cost estimates for an aging Ford Explorer.
DPW staff said the department had the capacity to monitor maintenance and perform preliminary checks, though heavier repairs would go to an outside shop such as Emerson. The…
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