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Town approves $1,000-per-mile highway spending; road maintenance, chloride costs debated
Summary
Article 3, authorizing $1,000 per mile for Class 1–3 town highways (to secure state funding), passed after discussion about prioritizing bus routes, culvert inspection, and chloride application costs estimated at $30,000 start-up and up to $100,000 annually.
Voters approved Article 3 to spend $1,000 per mile on Class 1, 2 and 3 town highways — a condition noted as necessary to access State funding. Road Foreman Gregg Williams and Board Member Harry explained there are no Class 1 roads in town (Route 2 is an example of Class 1) and gave River Road as an example of a Class 2 route.
Discussion emphasized preventive maintenance, annual culvert inspections and prioritizing heavily traveled roads and school-bus routes. Gregg Williams told the meeting that using chloride would require about $30,000 in startup costs and could cost up to $100,000 per year, and participants noted last summer’s flooding damaged Baptist Hill Road. The Article passed with a majority; the transcript does not include a numeric vote tally.
