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Selectboard places $180,000 paving article on town-meeting warning
Summary
Board voted to include Article 7 asking voters to authorize raising $180,000 outside the budget to resurface Pleasant Street and the paved portion of Oxbow/Oxford Road; the board discussed reserve funds and timing.
The board reviewed the draft town-meeting warning and debated whether to include an item asking voters to authorize a $180,000 expenditure outside the budget to resurface Pleasant Street and the paved portion of Oxbow/Oxford Road. Staff noted the highway improvement reserve currently holds approximately $162,000 and that FY27 reserves are expected to cover the expense if the board waits.
Proponents favored placing the article on the warning to accelerate repairs and show responsiveness to residents; opponents noted potential fiscal impacts. After discussion the board moved and voted to include Article 7 on the warning. "All those in favor of including article 7, which presents the voters a choice, raising a $180,000 outside of the budget for the paving of Pleasant and paved portion of Oxbow Street, say aye," the chair said; the motion carried.
The board instructed staff to prepare crisp voter-facing cost information so residents at town meeting can see per-household impacts.
