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Otis Select Board reviews highway budget, paving and F600 truck request
Summary
At the March 24 meeting the Otis Select Board and Finance Committee reviewed highway budget increases for salaries and tree removal and considered capital requests including paving, a requested F600 truck outfitted with plow and sander, and a backhoe transmission estimate; a follow-up meeting with Monterey was scheduled for April 9.
The Town of Otis Select Board and Finance Committee reviewed the highway department’s proposed budget and capital needs at their March 24 meeting, with highway presenter Derek Poirier outlining rising personnel and tree-removal costs and a set of equipment requests.
Poirier, identified in the minutes as presenting the highway budgets, said the department’s main increases are for salaries and tree removal and reported that “his crew did well over the winter” responding to storm events. He said his top capital priorities are paving and purchasing an F600 truck “to be outfitted with a dump body, sander and plow,” and that the town would retain the older truck as a backup rather than trading it in.
Poirier also reported that the highway backhoe will need a transmission and that he has inquiries out for both new and remanufactured options. The minutes did not specify cost estimates, funding sources, or a timetable for purchasing the truck or completing repairs.
The minutes note there was no discussion with the Library at this meeting. The board agreed to meet with Monterey on April 9 to follow up on an item not specified in the minutes. The meeting was called to order at 5:31 PM and adjourned at 6:15 PM.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are further consideration of department budgets and capital requests at subsequent meetings; the minutes do not record a formal vote on any purchase or budget adoption at this session.
