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This past year our big projects were reclaiming the outer end of North Street where we had the road ground up and regraded to reshape the crown on the road. We hauled in gravel to fill in low spots and replaced the last couple of metal culverts in the road. We ripped out the old sidewalk on Elm Street and replaced the base with new gravel and placed new pavement to make it a much safer walking surface. These projects kept us busy trying to beat the weather and keep to our schedule. The fleet keeps growing, due to the unavailability of bucket truck rentals lately we purchased one of our own. This was a great addition to our fleet, allowing us to create our own schedule in hopes of catching up on our roadside trimming and getting a better handle on some of the hazardous trees around town. We also replaced the Terra Star (which had numerous issues) with a new Chevy 5500. The public works dept is always trying to do our best to keep the town and equipment in the best shape possible. This can be a daunting task for a small crew, but we make it happen. There is a lot to be done every year, and it seems like more comes up but we’re always willing to tackle it head on. Unfortunately, we can’t be everywhere at once so if you do see something that needs to be addressed contact us and we will get to it as soon as possible.

Thank you for the support.

Road Commissioner, Chris Arsenault

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