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Finance Committee leans toward DPW scenario 4b; plans a feasibility/design request for town meeting
Summary
After public comment and an extended committee discussion, members coalesced around scenario 4b (new smaller staff building plus renovating the existing equipment garage) as a compromise and agreed to seek a feasibility/design study to produce buildable plans and cost estimates for town meeting consideration.
Public commenter David Martin and multiple committee members debated options for the Department of Public Works facility. Martin emphasized vehicle readiness, mechanics'workspace and the operational benefits of indoor storage for heavy equipment. The committee reviewed a slate of scenarios (1'1) developed in prior joint sessions with the Select Board and DPW Building Committee.
Several members said renovation-only options would not provide adequate mechanics'work bays to service plow trucks and heavy equipment and argued…
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