Why are we talking about Town roads?
For many years, the Town has relied on outside contractors to work on the Town’s roads. For 15 of those years, one contractor oversaw the major part of of both summer and winter maintenance, road rebuilding, and coordinating with other contractors where needed. Unfortunately for the Town, he chose not to renew the contract. Since then, the Selectboard has been looking for a dedicated contractor to replace him, but for the last 5 years it had to find contractors on a per-job basis to do necessary work. This has led to neglect of regular maintenance, such as ditch work, brush clearing, culvert clean-outs etc., and consequently a gradual decline in the Town’s road conditions.
The time has come for the Town to take a hard look at road maintenance and make decisions about its path forward. Please read the questionnaire, give it some thought, and provide some direction to the Selectboard, so it can make better decisions about how to spend your tax dollars most effectively.
Please review the “Town Roads Summary” for helpful context before you start!
More discussion about this at the Public Hearing on July 24, 2024 starting at 6 PM at the Town Hall.