Selectmen approve paving, dry-hydrant work, grants and event permits; raise large-event police-detail rate

Loudon selectmen on Tuesday approved several contracts and permits and moved to revise the town’s large-event police-detail pay structure.

Key actions taken - Paving: The board voted to award a paving contract for Young's Hill/B Hole Road and Crossbrook Road for $50,050 (motion by Selectman Miller; second by Selectman Griffin). The motion passed by voice vote. - Dry hydrant: The board accepted the lone bid from E HOP Excavation LLC of Canterbury to install a dry hydrant on Stanels Road for $5,286 (motion by Selectman Miller; second by Selectman Griffin). The motion passed by voice vote. - Traffic-enforcement grant: The board voted to accept a New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety traffic-enforcement grant for $10,500 (motion by Selectman Miller; second by Selectman Griffin). The board authorized signing the grant document. - Tax payment agreement: The board approved a tax payment agreement presented by the tax collector; the tax collector noted…