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Selectboard Questions $35,000 Cold Patch Line After 2025 Actuals of $1,043

Town of Orange Selectboard · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Board members flagged a road maintenance line for 'cold patch' that shows $1,043 in 2025 actuals but $35,000 in the proposed FY2026 budget and said the expense should have been categorized under paving.

The Selectboard reviewed the Road Maintenance line item for "cold patch." Minutes show the 2025 actual expenditure for cold patch materials was $1,043 while the proposed FY2026 budget lists $35,000. Board members said that this expense should have been categorized under paving.

The discrepancy prompted a request for reclassification and explanation so that the FY2026 budget accurately reflects expected paving and materials costs. No motion or vote on reclassifying the line item was recorded in the minutes.