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Residents press Select Board on capital-reserve balances, Bell Street paving, EV chargers and wall repair
Summary
During the same meeting a resident questioned the highway capital-reserve balance, planned appropriations for wall repair and road paving, the scope of a planned sidewalk project and the town's assumptions about an EV charging grant.
At the Select Board meeting residents pressed town officials for details about capital-reserve fund balances, project scopes and projected maintenance costs for proposed infrastructure investments.
Resident Mike Donoghue asked for the current balance of the highway maintenance capital reserve fund and was told it was $66,021.44; the board is proposing to appropriate $75,000 for highway maintenance this year, of which $15,000 is earmarked for the stone wall repair adjacent to a roadway and $60,000 for emergency work, according to board comments. Donoghue questioned why the stone wall had been identified for replacement, saying he observed no bulging, major cracking or settling when he inspected it and suggested targeted maintenance work might be preferable to replacement.
On road work, Donoghue asked whether the town…
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