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Select Board ratifies higher final price on town Peterbilt truck, schedules equipment‑fund review
Summary
The board ratified a final Peterbilt contract price higher than the original estimate after options were reinserted; members agreed to find funds to cover the overage and scheduled a special meeting to review the town’s equipment-replacement fund and allocation of internal revenues toward replacements.
The Select Board ratified the final Peterbilt truck contract after staff reported that additions (heated windshield and an airbag system for the wing plow) and deletions of some options changed the final contract from roughly $174,000 to about $177,181.
A board member moved to ratify the final contract and the board approved the motion by voice vote. Members were told the additional cost would need to be covered from existing equipment funds or other sources and asked staff to identify where the several-thousand-dollar overage would come from.
The board also agreed to hold a special meeting to review the equipment fund and replacement strategy, considering offsets such as revenue from work done using town equipment (excavator hours, chipper use, roadside mowing). One member suggested directing a portion of those internal revenues back to the equipment fund; staff were asked to prepare proposed allocation percentages ahead of the special meeting.
