Town names roads to be resurfaced
NORWICH – The Town of Norwich Board approved Monday the final selection of which roads crews would be resurfacing this summer.
Supervisor David C. Law said he expected the town to deplete all of its $71,000 Consolidated Highway Improvement Program funds to make the improvements.
Roughly $50,000 of that money will go to resurfacing Beechwood Avenue, Crandall Avenue and Oxford Road, a total surface area of approximately 36,373 square yards.
The board delegated the remaining $21,000 to resurface Miller Shumway Road and upgrade the shoulder drainage systems of Wells and Manley roads. The board is still waiting for final estimates on installing the drainage piping, but Law said he expected it would come close requiring all of the remaining funds.
The roads chosen for maintenance were selected by the board after it received recommendations and estimates from the highway department.
“Every three to five years, we look to keep up the roads. If you don’t keep up with it, you’ll have to do them all at once. In my experience, that never works out very well,” said Councilman Charles Brooks, who moved for the motion to be passed.
Brooks said he hoped crews could begin work by late June so they could avoid the escalating cost of materials as the season went forward. “From this point forward, oil and everything else only goes up. It’s up from May and it’ll keep going that way until the season is over,” he said.
The board also received a report from the town’s Code Enforcement Officer Chuck Green.
“I see a lot of home improvements, decks, pools, wood stoves, a few additions, but I’m very surprised that there doesn’t appear to be a single home going up this year,” Law told the board.
Codes’ annual report for 2008 included the construction of seven new houses or modular homes. However, Law said that the department had not recorded a single home being built in the town this summer season. The report recorded that the largest project scheduled in 2009 was a residence adding a two-room addition.
The board also noted that the number of people were installing woodstove or pellet stoves. “People are looking to move away from gas and oil. It’s just another sign of these tough times,” said Brooks.
The board noted that the positions of supervisor, two council seats, town clerk, assessor and highway superintendent are all up for election this year. Those seeking to run for one of the positions are asked to contact the Chenango County Board of Elections at 337-1760.
Supervisor David C. Law said he expected the town to deplete all of its $71,000 Consolidated Highway Improvement Program funds to make the improvements.
Roughly $50,000 of that money will go to resurfacing Beechwood Avenue, Crandall Avenue and Oxford Road, a total surface area of approximately 36,373 square yards.
The board delegated the remaining $21,000 to resurface Miller Shumway Road and upgrade the shoulder drainage systems of Wells and Manley roads. The board is still waiting for final estimates on installing the drainage piping, but Law said he expected it would come close requiring all of the remaining funds.
The roads chosen for maintenance were selected by the board after it received recommendations and estimates from the highway department.
“Every three to five years, we look to keep up the roads. If you don’t keep up with it, you’ll have to do them all at once. In my experience, that never works out very well,” said Councilman Charles Brooks, who moved for the motion to be passed.
Brooks said he hoped crews could begin work by late June so they could avoid the escalating cost of materials as the season went forward. “From this point forward, oil and everything else only goes up. It’s up from May and it’ll keep going that way until the season is over,” he said.
The board also received a report from the town’s Code Enforcement Officer Chuck Green.
“I see a lot of home improvements, decks, pools, wood stoves, a few additions, but I’m very surprised that there doesn’t appear to be a single home going up this year,” Law told the board.
Codes’ annual report for 2008 included the construction of seven new houses or modular homes. However, Law said that the department had not recorded a single home being built in the town this summer season. The report recorded that the largest project scheduled in 2009 was a residence adding a two-room addition.
The board also noted that the number of people were installing woodstove or pellet stoves. “People are looking to move away from gas and oil. It’s just another sign of these tough times,” said Brooks.
The board noted that the positions of supervisor, two council seats, town clerk, assessor and highway superintendent are all up for election this year. Those seeking to run for one of the positions are asked to contact the Chenango County Board of Elections at 337-1760.
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