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ANNUAL REPORT Public Works Department

The Highway Department had a very busy year with lots of ditching, culvert work, and re-paving of roads. We started off in April ditching, cutting trees and replacing all the culverts, and then repaved Two Sections on Snow Hill Road, Two Sections on Sabbathday Road, Part of Penney Road and a small section on Jack Hall Road. And then we started preparation for paving on Bald Hill Road, Gloucester Hill Road and another section of Penney Road. In early October the crew started to fill the sand shed with winter sand to get ready for winter. New Gloucester received a little over 75” of snow during the winter of 22/23 with the first snow storm coming in November, and a cold winter thru the end of March. Winter storms can be hard on the crew with many hours of over time, and I want to thank every crew member for their hard work and dedication to this town, which many times mean weekends, holidays and time away from their families. After the snow came spring, we immediately started adding extra gravel and stone, grading and raking all the dirt roads to get them dried out as quickly as possible. Also, in late spring we started trimming trees to get ready for ditching and paving projects for the 23/24 fiscal year. The next roads to be paved are Bald Hill Road, Snow Hill Road, Waterman Drive, McKenney drive, Bryana Way, Elderberry Lane and a section of Morse Road. The Public’s winter sand pile is readily available at all times under a covered building to the left of the Fire Station at 611 Lewiston Road. At this time, I would like to thank all of the taxpayers and staff for the support at the annual town meeting and I look forward to another great year working for you in FY23/24.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ted Shane Public Works Director

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