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Board considers holding transfer‑station paving until lighting plan is settled
Summary
Select board members debated whether to delay paving and repairs at the transfer station until conduit and lighting plans are finalized. Contractors estimated crack‑filling and steel coat at $5,500 and shimming/repaving spots at $4,500; members favored holding the line but delaying work until lighting decisions are made.
Select board members discussed proposed repairs and paving at the town transfer station and whether to move ahead now or hold the work until the lighting project (which may require conduits and additional trenching) is defined.
Staff provided cost estimates: about $5,500 to fix and surface‑treat the right side of the lot, and $4,500 to grind and shim/repave spots on the left side (roughly $10,000 total). Several members argued that laying new conduit and installing lighting after fresh paving would waste funds, so they favored keeping the budgeted amount but delaying actual work until lighting plans are finalized and coordinated so both projects can be done together.
The board also discussed recent changes in asphalt and petroleum prices that could increase paving costs and said professional oversight and pairing the projects could reduce total expense. No final commitment to proceed was recorded; staff will coordinate with facilities and transportation staff to align the two projects and report back with updated cost estimates.
