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Shelburne authorizes purchase of replacement tractor using insurance proceeds

Town of Shelburne Selectboard · September 8, 2026

Summary

After a July accident that totaled a municipal tractor, the Selectboard authorized purchasing a replacement and related repairs using insurance proceeds; the board capped expenditures at $138,388 and noted a net positive insurance result of $32,888.

Town Manager Matt Lawless reported that a July accident totaled a town tractor; the staff mechanic will salvage usable parts and remaining components will be sold. Lawless said insurance proceeds produced a net positive of $32,888 for the event.

The Selectboard authorized the purchase of a replacement tractor and related repairs using insurance proceeds, with authorization not to exceed $138,388. Mike Ashooh moved the authorization and Chunka Mui seconded; the motion passed 4-0.

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