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Select Board hears transfer‑station update; truck scale and paving estimates debated
Summary
Select Board members reviewed the transfer station final‑phase work supported by a USDA grant and considered whether to add a truck scale and/or paving. Estimates ranged from roughly $32k–$51k for paving and $60k–$80k for scales; concrete pad quotes were recently near $17k versus an earlier $10k estimate.
The Select Board received a May 12 update on final improvements at the town transfer station funded by a USDA grant and discussed whether to add a truck scale and pave currently gravel areas.
A board member reported contractors had completed foundation work and backfill, and described two possible uses for remaining grant funds: paving gravel areas or installing a truck scale to weigh bulky and construction waste by the pound instead of relying on staff estimates. He said initial contractor quotes for paving taken in December ranged from about $32,000–$42,000 for partial areas and approximately $51,000 for full paving; the presenter warned that fuel and materials price increases could raise those figures.
Scale vendors have provided updated equipment prices, which now range roughly $60,000–$80,000 for the scale unit alone; recent concrete pad estimates for required approach pads were about $17,000 versus an earlier internal estimate of $10,000. The board discussed site placement options (one existing slab above the containers and another slab down near the exit), potential electrical work, and the cost savings if existing power can be used.
The board emphasized seeking local contractors when feasible and noted the complexity of even modest site work (plumbing, electrical, roofing, carpentry and concrete). No final funding vote was taken; the presenter said estimates remain preliminary and that he will continue soliciting concrete and electrical quotes and meet with the contractor already on site to identify cost‑saving synergies.
Next steps: staff will collect additional concrete and electrical quotes, firm up scale and paving bids, and return to the board when a complete cost package is available for a funding decision.
