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Pine River Road paving plan put before voters in $5.52 million warrant article
Summary
Article 12 would raise $5,520,000 to base‑coat 1.1 miles and top‑coat 2.2 miles of Pine River Road, funded by $250,000 in taxation and $270,000 from reserves; members asked to remove the '1.1' title reference because crews expect to work the entire road.
Warrant article 12 asks the town to raise $5,520,000 to perform a base coat for 1.1 miles and a top coat for 2.2 miles of Pine River Road; the warrant text further specifies $250,000 from taxation and $270,000 from the unassigned fund balance.
Town staff and the road maintenance representative (Chris) explained the project scope: the funds would cover the base coat on the remaining section and a top coat for the total 2.2‑mile corridor, and include measurement, paint/fog‑line work and agreements with neighboring towns for material reimbursements. Chris said the plan is to pave out to the fog line so homeowners are not charged unfairly for pavement in front of their properties.
Committee members asked to correct the article title and paragraph to avoid implying work is limited to 1.1 miles when the plan covers the entire road. One committee member requested striking "1.1" from the title to match the actual scope.
The article was presented as a special warrant article; the budget committee recommended it 5–1. The chair asked staff to prepare clarified language before posting and to ensure any intermunicipal reimbursements are recorded in the warrant description.
