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Highway staff outline possible warrant articles as Chapter 90 funds and a bridge surplus offer options
Summary
Highway and town staff proposed three candidate warrant articles — a wheel loader, a replacement dump truck (or smaller all-season unit), and a pickup with plow — and discussed Chapter 90 eligibility, a $233,000 surplus from a postponed bridge project, procurement timing, and trade-offs in spending one-time funds now versus saving state funds for larger road projects.
Highway staff and the Select Board discussed potential warrant-article purchases on Feb. 25, including a wheel loader, a replacement dump truck and a plow-equipped pickup truck. Staff said heavier equipment (loader, dump truck) may qualify for Chapter 90 reimbursement, while a pickup would not. The board heard…
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