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Select Board to clarify salt‑shed policy after residents raise enforcement and liability concerns
Summary
Residents asked whether mechanical equipment should be allowed to load town salt; the board agreed to keep the sand/salt policy but to revise language clarifying allowed containers and whether noncommercial equipment may be used, citing liability concerns.
Residents raised concerns that some people bring mechanical equipment to the town salt shed to remove large amounts of sand/salt, asking the board to clarify whether that practice is allowed and how the policy would be enforced equally across residents.
One resident said: "There's people that are bringing equipment there to take out that amount and then go away from it," urging the board to make clear whether the policy permits machines or only manual buckets. Board members responded that small, resident use of sand is not illegal but that allowing contractors or machines could create liability for the town; one member said the town could specify noncommercial vehicles or restrict loading methods. The chair proposed keeping the current policy approach but revising the wording to clarify how sand is to be removed and to ensure equal enforcement.
No final ordinance change was adopted; the board directed staff to draft clarified policy language and report back.
