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Selectboard accepts $15,500 trade-in; PACIF grant approved and new crew member starts May 4
Summary
Highway Foreman Mike Hastings said the new highway truck will be delivered in two weeks; the board approved a $15,500 trade-in for the old truck and noted approval of a PACIF safety grant administered by the VT League of Cities & Towns. A new crew member is scheduled to start May 4.
Highway Foreman Mike Hastings told the Selectboard that the new highway truck is expected to be delivered in two weeks and recommended accepting a $15,500 trade-in offer for the town's old truck; the Board approved that trade-in (motion by Shauna Prime; second by Andrew Lee). Hastings also reported that the Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund (PACIF) safety grant has been approved; the fund is administered by the Vermont League of Cities & Towns.
Hastings added that road grading is nearly completed and that a new crew member will begin work on May 4. Chair Susan Culp and other board members clarified highway garage needs, including confirmation that the garage requires a new furnace; budget items related to highway equipment maintenance and utilities were discussed in the first-quarter report.
