Committee recommends $20,000 for gravel CRF as material costs rise

The committee recommended that $20,000 be added to the town’s gravel capital reserve fund to offset steep, continuing increases in road‑material costs. Committee member (S2) said the highway department “is asking for 60,000 for gravel, in their budget” and that earlier shortages required pulling money from other lines.

Chair Steph Trung said members reviewed last year’s spending and current balances and approved the $20,000 recommendation by voice vote. “They haven’t—they’ve had to have had it been in far from other lines,” the committee member added, noting last year’s gravel spending was about $67,000 and the current balance in the related fund was roughly $30,000–$36,000. The committee recorded a unanimous recommendation (5–0) that the Select Board consider adding $20,000 to the gravel CRF to avoid future transfers from operating lines.