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Select Board approves multiple excess-weight permits; highway staff and residents discuss road safety and additional grading
Summary
The board approved a list of excess-weight permits for local contractors by voice vote, and highway staff and residents discussed muddy road conditions, a vehicle that got stuck, a possible one-lane temporary posting for safety, and the potential for second-shift grading.
The Grafton Select Board approved several excess-weight permits during the April 6 meeting after the highway report. The permits covered local contractors and firms including Green Gardens Construction, Barry Trucking, Ford Energy, Consolidated Communication, Wind River Environmental, Gregory Trucking and Excavating LLC, UXO Inc., and Gurney Brothers, among others; the board approved the permits 'as read' by voice vote.
Highway staff (speaker 4, identified in the meeting as Travis) described current mud conditions on town roads; residents reported a vehicle had become stuck at a park entrance. A resident (speaker 7) asked whether the town could temporarily post a one-lane roadway so traffic would use the safer side; highway staff said rerouting traffic was an option and that they could assess the section.
A board member (speaker 5) suggested highway personnel might be productive working a second shift for grading when needed; highway staff said they would consider the idea. The board approved the permits and discussed operational approaches to improve road safety and maintenance; no new expenditures or specific schedule changes were adopted at the meeting.
Separately, staff reported work under a Merck grant for the town building: an energy audit led to plans to replace three windows and to seek estimates for a smaller furnace; a grant amount of about $58,000 was mentioned in that context.
