NEWFANE — The town bears responsibility for repairing the Palmer property dam culvert, work on which can begin when Selectboard Vice-Chair Todd Lawley becomes available. He reportedly is traveling.
The culvert repair was the final piece of new business discussed at Selectmen's Aug. 1 meeting. Board Chair Jon Mack announced that this repair is the town's responsibility, and that officials had gotten advice from the Vermont Agency of Transportation on how best to handle it.
In contrast, post-Irene federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds were made available for a size upgrade to the Wiswall Hill Road culvert, though that project is on hold.
“We want to get it [the Palmer property culvert] taken care of,” Mack said. He explained that the next step is to continue to work with Lawley.
“We've got a culvert under a road leaking, and we've got to repair so it doesn't destroy the road and pour water all over everything,” Mack said when a resident asked for clarification.
There was no word by press time as to how much the repair might cost.