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Brighton council debates snow-plow policy: reimbursement program vs. town-contracted plowing
Summary
Council members debated whether to continue a reimbursement program for residents who pay private contractors or to create a town-contracted plowing program for town-owned roads; staff will return with a clear policy, forms and budget details for a future agenda.
Council members spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 13 meeting debating how the town should handle snow removal on roads categorized as the town’s responsibility. The choices under consideration: (1) continue a reimbursement program under which residents submit invoices for plowing of town roads that they paid privately, or (2) procure a town-wide contractor via RFP to plow designated town roads going forward.
One council member summarized the administrative gap: the council previously approved a reimbursement approach, but implementation steps—budgeting funds, creating a submission form and…
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