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Selectboard delays Fiddlehead Lane Bridge bidding until summer 2025 after FEMA site visit
Summary
After a FEMA site visit, the Sutton Selectboard voted Nov. 14 to delay reissuing the Fiddlehead Lane Bridge bid until summer 2025, with FEMA advising that summer work would likely cost less and produce a higher-quality result.
The Sutton Selectboard voted Nov. 14 to delay reissuing a bid for the Fiddlehead Lane Bridge until summer 2025 after staff reported FEMA advised waiting to complete the work in warmer weather.
Highway Foreman Shane Heath reported he met with FEMA at the bridge site to discuss the single bid the town received for winter construction. According to the transcript, FEMA said the work would be eligible for coverage if the town proceeded now, but FEMA recommended waiting until summer because it would probably be less costly and allow a better-quality job in warmer conditions.
Selectboard Chair Denis Royer II moved to wait until summer 2025 to send the job out to bid again; Joe Solinsky seconded and the motion passed. The transcript does not record a vote tally or a specific timeline for reissuing the bid beyond the summer 2025 timing approved by the board.
The decision defers immediate bridge construction and preserves the town’s option to rebid in a season FEMA described as more favorable for quality and cost control.
