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Selectmen set winter contractor rates and authorize fuel/energy purchasing authority

Board of Selectmen · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The board set 2025–26 outside-contractor winter rates (pickup $155/hr; tri-axle $160/hr; skid steer $160/hr; large loader $210/hr; driver $65/hr) and passed a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works, with the first selectman and CFO, to purchase fuels and energy and execute related contracts.

On Jan. 6 the Board of Selectmen approved a rate schedule for outside contractors performing winter operations and passed a resolution delegating fuel and energy purchasing authority to town staff with supervisory approvals.

Public Works presented a matrix of contractor rates and asked the board to codify hourly pay for equipment used in snow and storm operations. After discussion and minor…

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