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Board eyes reserve to fund Garen Road and Daisy Hollow projects, debates hauling vs. hiring
Summary
Selectboard members proposed earmarking about $48,085 of highway reserve for two projects (Garen Road and Daisy Hollow), discussed material and hauling estimates (about 3,000 yards / 150 loads), and whether to use town crews or hire contractors.
The highway budget discussion centered on separating routine maintenance from one-off projects so taxpayers can see what reserve funds will cover. Staff provided a worksheet showing highway totals and suggested extracting anticipated special-project costs (materials, hauling, rental) into separate accounts rather than inflating standard line items.
Agency official (speaker 6) described estimated quantities — roughly 3,000 yards of material equating to about 150 loads if hauling 20 tons per load — and asked whether the town would haul with its own equipment or hire contractors. That decision affects hauling, fuel and rental estimates. Board members favored leaving payroll in the wages line and placing materials, hauling and rental into a special-project budget while documenting hours via timesheets. "If you put the plant mix down properly, you should put it down with those... it should be pushed onto the material and not driven on it," an agency official said during the exchange.
Members tentatively proposed using $48,085 from the highway reserve to cover two projects, with an approximate split of $35,000 for Garen Road and $13,085 for Daisy Hollow, and asked staff to produce a revised worksheet that shows the earmarks and how the reserve will be spent.
