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Uxbridge Select Board adopts five‑year pavement plan after debate over $11 million road bond
Summary
The Select Board accepted a DPW five‑year pavement management plan covering FY25–FY30 and discussed options to bond approximately $10–11 million to accelerate road and culvert repairs; the town manager said a 15‑year bond of about $11 million would cost just over $1 million a year in debt service.
The Town of Uxbridge Select Board on April 14 accepted a five‑year pavement management plan from the Department of Public Works that lays out priorities for milling, filling, infrared repairs and cape sealing from fiscal 2025 through fiscal 2030.
Town Manager (name withheld in the packet) and DPW staff presented a schedule that places Douglas Street, portions of Sutton Street and a segment of Blackstone Street among FY25 priorities and moves design work for select culvert and sidewalk projects into later years to balance costs. DPW staff said treatments range from localized infrared repairs to full mill‑and‑fill work depending on a street’s condition.
Finance staff and the town manager presented a financing option that would bundle roads and certain culvert repairs into a longer bond. “If we were to do a road bond for 15 years for $11,000,000 … that would cost us just over $1,000,000 a year in debt service principal and interest,” the town manager said during the meeting, noting that different debt structures change total interest paid.
Supporters said the approach would let the town use contractor mobilization more efficiently and get a larger number of roads returned to a good condition sooner. One board member pressed for caution on interest costs and emphasized the town should stay disciplined if bond proceeds are approved.
The Select Board voted to accept the DPW plan; staff said additional financing options and draft warrant language will be reviewed with the finance committee before any town‑meeting borrowing proposal is finalized.
Next steps: the pavement plan will appear in budget discussions and potential borrowing language must be approved at town meeting before funds could be issued.
