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DPW warns of tight highway budget, highlights paving costs and Chapter 90 limits
Summary
Public works director said the Highway budget was submitted level-funded but faces disallowed amounts that will require cuts to supplies, pavement maintenance and tree work; speakers flagged high paving costs and limited flexibility of Chapter 90 funds.
Town of Templeton Highway Director Robert Sosik told the Select Board on March 2 that his FY2026 operating request is essentially level-funded compared with the prior year but faces several ‘‘lump sum disallowed’’ adjustments the board must absorb as it finalizes the budget.
Sosik said personnel steps were included where applicable and that the department currently shows six full-time highway workers listed under the highway account, with additional grounds positions elsewhere in the budget. He said he expects to hire at least one laborer and possibly a foreman in the coming year but cannot set exact costs until union negotiations conclude.
Sosik highlighted capital and supplies pressure: the highway supply and maintenance lines include proposed cuts that would reduce pavement painting,…
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