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Jefferson Select Board reviews road repairs, blasting estimate and temporary fixes after mail-delivery complaint
Summary
The Select Board discussed multiple road-repair needs, including a $40,000 blasting estimate and a heavy‑equipment rental estimated at about $15,000 per month; a resident mail‑delivery disruption prompted a temporary dirt fill while longer repairs are planned.
The Jefferson Select Board on July 29 reviewed a series of public‑works needs across town, from ditching on Egypt Road to a complaint that a roadside washout is interrupting mail delivery to a local family.
The board discussed an equipment rental estimate for a "Pounder," recorded in the minutes as $15,000 per month (also noted as $1,600 per day or roughly $5,000 per week), and an estimated 200 work hours (about five weeks) to complete the job. Tim Purington provided a blasting estimate of $40,000; minutes indicate additional blasting work may be required at the cemetery.
Select Board member Pamela Grotton flagged an urgent delivery problem on North Mountain Road after the Gallion family reported the post office would not deliver unless the washed‑out roadside was repaired. "Pam would like it filled in with dirt until the Select Board can determine a better solution," the minutes state.
The road commissioner told the board ditching on Egypt Road has reached Footloose Lane. The minutes record that truck damage to Somerville Road—attributed to a contractor named McGee—has been reported to McGee, which the minutes say has agreed to repair the damage.
Gary Castner agreed to undertake roadside mowing. The board also identified three sites needing bushhogging (the old landfill on Hinks Road, the field by the fire station and the sand/salt shed) and discussed potential contractors, including Kevin Kramer and Dan Orff (Orff Logging & Excavation). A request to hot‑top the ditch on Goose Hill Road will be investigated by the road commissioner.
Dylan Peaslee spoke with the board about winter sand and salt ordering and said he needs the town to estimate usage before giving a price; the minutes note the town ordered roughly 300 tons across 10 loads last year and that typical loads are 25–30 tons.
The board did not record a motion on specific road contracts during the meeting; follow‑up was left to the road commissioner and town staff.
