Woodbury Select Board, Mar 27 2023, Mutual Aid radio deal, grader purchase, generator

The Woodbury Select Board signed a 10-year Capital Fire Mutual Aid System Project Agreement, committing the town to a capital fund of $2,500 per year toward replacing a 30-to-35-year-old radio system with a 12-tower simulcast network funded by a $2.4 million state grant. The board discussed purchasing a new 772 all-wheel-drive grader with a wing at a total of $408,000, reduced to $363,000 after trading in the existing unit, with funding to come from the Equipment Reserve Fund and ARPA allocations. The board approved a two-year Brookfield Services contract for approximately $1,258 to maintain the backup generator serving the school and fire station. ========== CHAPTERS ========== 0:00 opening and agenda adjustments 2:30 approving March 13 minutes 5:00 public comment pie breakfast 7:30 Capital Fire Mutual Aid overview 13:00 radio grant and dispatch politics 19:00 signing Mutual Aid agreement 29:30 library capital needs assessment 37:00 library trustee applicants 44:30 pie breakfast results and auction 48:30 town clerk and treasurer reports 53:30 Visa credit card closure 59:30 highway report and grader purchase 1:08:00 grader funding and ARPA options 1:16:30 road crew and equipment logistics 1:20:30 officer appointments and reappointments 1:25:00 generator service contract approval 1:30:00 school building fund and adjournment ========== SOURCE ========== Recorded by Kingdom Access Television, Inc. Meeting content unedited. ========== LINKS ========== Website: nek.news X: x.com/NEKNews01 ========== TIPS ========== Email neknews@pm.me with a document, a tip, or a correction. ========== ABOUT ========== NEK News covers the Northeast Kingdom and the North Country. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom.