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Public works warns of salt shortage and lagoon permit deadline; board considers reimbursable consultant warrant article
Summary
Public works director TJ told the board recent storms drove high overtime and a $28,000 salt bill; he proposed studying a 1,000-ton covered salt/sand building and flagged a DES-imposed five-year permit term for the town’s septic lagoons, suggesting a reimbursable $100,000 warrant article to fund a closure plan and rate study.
Town public works director TJ reported to the select board on Jan. 13 that recent storms and late-night events have caused repeated overtime and significant salt usage, producing an unusually large invoice: "I just paid a bill for $28,000 for salt," he said. TJ told the board that current storage capacity is approximately 250 tons and that a covered building with a roughly 1,000-ton capacity would reduce the risk of running out between deliveries.
TJ also described repeated calls for municipal crews to sand private developments (identified as Stoneview and Knox…
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