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Select board tentatively approves deferral on Desert Brook work to save $48,000
Summary
After consulting the road commissioner, staff recommended deferring lower-priority work on Desert Brook Road to save $48,000 this budget cycle; the board indicated support for removing that amount from the draft budget and will confirm during the joint meeting.
Staff told the select board that, after meeting with the road commissioner, they identified work on Desert Brook Road that can be deferred without affecting higher‑priority maintenance. Deferring that work would reduce the draft roads budget by $48,000.
"We identified an opportunity to reduce it by deferring work from Desert Brook Road resulting in a savings of 48,000," staff said, explaining that the town prioritizes road maintenance on a one‑ to three‑year scale and that lower‑priority projects can be postponed to avoid immediate expense.
Board members expressed support for taking the $48,000 out of the current draft and said they would confirm the decision with the road commissioner and at the joint meeting. Staff noted that deferral is intended to preserve funding for higher‑priority repairs and that the project can be re‑evaluated in a subsequent cycle.
No formal recorded vote was taken on the workshop record; staff will present the proposed deferral and the road commissioner’s concurrence at the next joint meeting for action or confirmation.
