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Selectboard accepts grant for Piper Hill Road repairs; rejects private driveway culvert funding, approves $275 tablet
Summary
The Selectboard accepted a Grants-in-Aid award to fund repairs on Piper Hill Road but excluded funding for private driveway culverts; it also approved a $275 tablet purchase and tabled tree branch removal pending bids.
Road Foreman Jason Hitchcock asked the Selectboard to use a Grants-in-Aid award for repairs on Piper Hill Road including culverts, seeding, haying and other road work. The Selectboard agreed to accept the grant for the public repairs but specifically excluded funding private driveway culverts, citing fairness and the risk of setting a precedent. "The Selectboard agreed not to include private driveway culverts in the grant work, citing fairness, responsibility, and the need to avoid a slippery precedent," the minutes state.
The board then approved a $275 tablet purchase for the road foreman to support field work after a motion by Jim Linville that passed unanimously. The tree branch removal agenda item was tabled so the board can solicit bids and bring the matter back for discussion. These decisions were recorded as motions and passed without recorded opposition.
