Politics & Government
Selectmen Approve More Dollars For Snow Removal
Board members said they were impressed with road clearing work by town employees.
Salting, sanding and snow removal during the Jan. 1 and 2 snowstorm ate almost half the $100,000 budgeted for this plowing season.
To make sure enough funds remain for clearing roads in any storms to come this season, selectmen on Wednesday approved up to an additional $100,000 in snow removal work.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Chelgren said the price tag for clearing roads during last week's storm came to $43,600. Earlier snow removal work came to almost $27,000.
Selectmen did not hesitate to approve the request for additional funds.
And board members gave a collective tip of the cap to town employees, lauding their work during not just the most recent storm but all of them.
At the end of last week crews worked two days in a row clearing roads and sidewalks, one board member said.
Marblehead relies entirely on in-house help — no outside contractors — from various town departments to keep the town's roads clear.
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