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Board debates options to replace sand/salt shed, considers poured wall and pole‑barn options; funding review underway
Summary
Members discussed replacing the town’s failing sand/salt shed and possibly adding an equipment garage. Options included using existing salvage blocks and pouring a concrete wall; members cited estimates (trusses ~$16,000, concrete ~$500/yard, wall pour ~$20,500) and reviewed available surpluses as potential funding.
Board members spent the largest portion of the meeting on a multi‑part discussion about replacing the sand/salt shed and whether to add an equipment garage. The conversation covered siting and access (ingress from North Street vs. end access), building type (pole barn versus a poured wall with metal roof), ventilation and dump height logistics, and permit requirements. One member proposed pouring a concrete north wall and said his rough estimate for pouring that wall was roughly $20,500: "I figured up the concrete at $500 a yard ... That'd be 20,500 just to pour that north wall," a committee member said.
Cost drivers discussed included structural trusses (members cited a price near $16,000 for a 42‑foot truss), potential $18 per square‑foot pole‑barn pricing from a contractor, and secondary costs (transport, electrical conduit relocation, and foundation work). Members reviewed town funds that could be applied: a highway surplus figure of $123,009.89, a highway municipal facilities reserve of about $170,000 and a town surplus near $270,009.78 — figures a member said could allow structure work without borrowing. The board agreed to a site visit at 06:00 the following week and to pursue permit and engineering follow‑up before committing to a final design.
