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West Swansea trustees, board clarify extent of trust fund authority over sidewalks
Summary
Residents and trustees told the Select Board that the Frank L. Snow trust language covers roads and sidewalks in West Swansea and that trustee authority (not town tax funds) governs sidewalk spending; the board asked staff to obtain trustees' written guidance and return with a formal recommendation.
Representatives of the West Swansea trustees and community members told the Select Board that the Frank L. Snow trust has been used historically to fund sidewalks and road work in West Swansea and is not explicitly limited to town-owned property. Trustees said the fund is private trust money ("snow money") under trustee control rather than a line item in the town budget.
The discussion arose after a request to build a roughly 30-foot sidewalk to a church pantry door; trustees explained they had previously extended…
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