Board approves $11,000 from reserves for pole-barn and garage-door repairs at Public Works

After a recent safety inspection recommended either repairing or removing a pole barn at Public Works, the select board authorized up to $11,000 from building reserves to complete repairs to the pole barn and to replace/repair a damaged garage door.

Staff said the front holes of the pole barn have been dinged and that the most cost-effective option is to repair the beams and roof portions for about $4,000 and to contract out the garage door repairs for about $7,000. The board approved expenditure from building reserves, 5-0.

The work is intended to address safety concerns and to preserve storage for salt and hay used by town crews. The board did not specify contractors at the meeting; staff will proceed with the repairs under the approved reserve authorization.