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Selectboard notes $200,000 structures grant for North Road culvert; project cost estimated at $575,000
Summary
Fairfield won a $200,000 Structures Grant for North Road culvert replacement; engineering is complete, project cost is estimated at $575,000, and the board acknowledged a funding gap of about $100,000 after capital funds are applied.
The Selectboard was notified the town's application for a Structures Grant to replace the North Road culvert was approved for $200,000, with engineering for the project already complete. Town Administrator Cathy Ainsworth said the project cost estimate is $575,000 and that, even after deploying capital fund money, the town may still need to secure more than $100,000 to fully fund construction, which the board discussed as a next-step funding challenge.
Ainsworth asked whether she should sign to accept the grant once paperwork is provided; the board moved to authorize her to sign the VTRANS grant agreements (see separate action). The culvert project is scheduled for completion by December 2027 per the grant terms cited in the meeting notes, and the board discussed potential grant or funding sources to close the remaining estimated funding gap.
