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Committee refines roadside mowing specs, recommends mowing to bottom of ditch and compiling vendor list
Summary
Members recommended revising mowing performance requirements to emphasize practical machine capabilities, suggested mowing to the bottom of the ditch as a baseline, and asked staff to compile a vendor list (website/Facebook) for solicitations and outreach.
The committee reviewed roadside mowing performance requirements and machine limitations, debating the distance from pavement edge, whether machines can reach behind ditches and guardrails, and how to treat ornamental or cultivated roadside plantings. Members favored practical, machine-aware specs rather than overly prescriptive language that would exclude local bidders with typical equipment.
On scope, the group reached consensus to recommend mowing "to the bottom of the ditch" as a baseline performance requirement and to refine bullets describing reach and guardrail areas. The committee also agreed to publish a vendor list on the town website and Facebook to increase competitive opportunity for local vendors.
