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Select Board approves access permit; highway crew reports ditching, tree work planned
Summary
The Orwell Select Board approved an access permit for Wood Bros. Land Company and received a Highway Department report on ditching, beaver repairs, and scheduled tree work; the board discussed a pending staff retirement and a missed state drug tester appointment that has been rescheduled.
Hans Tudhope delivered the Highway Department report on behalf of Road Foreman Allen Alger at the Aug. 10 Select Board meeting, describing recent maintenance and upcoming work.
Tudhope said “the Butler building at the Town Garage looks good after the painting that Les lined up,” reported that tree work in Sunderland is scheduled for Sept. 7–11, and noted the road crew has been ditching and repairing washouts caused by beavers at 18 Sunset Lake Road. He also told the board that a state drug tester did not show up for Pete and Alex this past week but that the test has now been rescheduled; the board discussed Pete’s possible retirement in October and asked for a staffing/transition plan should the retirement be finalized.
Separately, the board considered an access permit for Wood Bros. Land Company for a driveway at 59 Route 73W. Joe Pouliot moved to approve the access permit and Mike Christian seconded; the motion passed with four yes votes, zero no votes, and one abstention (Les Wood).
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