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Board approves emergency plowing for Plum Tree Lane, requires liability releases and seeks $3,000 reserve-fund transfer
Summary
After residents reported missed mail and health risks on Plum Tree Lane, the board authorized temporary TA Trisha to contract Grasshopper for winter plowing for FY26, contingent on signed liability releases from residents and a reserve-fund transfer request for $3,000.
Residents of Plum Tree Lane told the Harveston Select Board on Dec. 29 that mail deliveries had stopped and that some neighbors required medication deliveries, prompting urgent requests for the town to arrange plowing of the private road this winter.
Erica Poisson, who identified herself as a Plum Tree Lane resident, told the board: "I have medication that should be delivered next Tuesday. And if it can't get delivered, that's a $25,000 shot that goes back to the distributor." Residents said the private road's owner has not paid taxes and in some cases is unreachable; board members described a…
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