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Rutland Town wins $500,000 culvert grant; select board defers excavator purchase amid paving shortfall
Summary
Town road commissioner Dave Sears said VTrans approved a $500,000 structures grant for the Stratton Road culvert but denied a Class 2 paving grant for upper East Pittsford Road. The select board debated buying an excavator versus continuing rentals and decided to postpone a purchase until fiscal-year-year-end.
The Town of Rutland won a $500,000 structures grant from the Vermont Agency of Transportation for a Stratton Road culvert project, but VTrans denied the town’s Class 2 paving grant request for the upper portion of East Pittsford Road, town road commissioner Dave Sears said at the May 6 select board meeting.
The grant approval will still need VTrans’ final administrative steps before it is fully obligating, Sears said. “That’s what we applied for — 500,000,” he said. Sears added the town has time to budget and complete the project, noting the grant’s period of performance extends into next year.
The denial of the class 2 paving grant prompted board discussion about how to cover paving needs without…
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