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Lakeville highways budget centers on more part‑time labor, equipment replacements and salt storage
Summary
Highway Superintendent Franklin told the Board of Selectmen the FY2020 highway operating budget makes modest changes focused on hiring part‑time laborers, replacing aged trucks and adding salt storage; capital requests include a used sander/dump truck, salt sheds and vehicle replacements intended to shift full‑time crews to road projects.
Lakeville Highway Superintendent Franklin told the Board of Selectmen on March 6 that the town's proposed FY2020 highway operating and capital budgets include relatively small staffing and wage changes, expanded use of part‑time labor and several equipment replacements and storage projects aimed at freeing full‑time crews for road repairs.
Franklin said the operating budget shows small wage increases (including a $2,000 proposal for an administrative assistant) and a plan to hire additional part‑time laborers for landscape work so full‑time employees can focus on catch basin work, pothole patching and other road‑work season priorities. He also proposed modest increases in line items for police details, building and grounds maintenance, vehicle repairs and public works material.
The capital plan includes a request for a used sander/dump truck to replace a 1990 vehicle that will no longer pass inspection; Franklin described that truck…
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