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Highway Department<strong>2011</strong> was a good year for the Highway Department. Winter storms keptthe crew busy in the early part <strong>of</strong> the year and when possible the crewremoved a structure that was located on the lot for the proposed newFire Station. All materials were loaded into a dumpster and hauled to alicensed landfill.During the mud season the crew prepared for the 2012 winter by haulingfrom the <strong>Town</strong>’s gravel pit to the stockpile stored at the highwaygarage. We purchased a new Heil 8 yard steel dump body and Hi-Waystainless steel sander to replace the 2001 combination sander that wasbeyond repair.Spring clean-up in the downtown area was accomplished with a newlypurchased used street sweeper for $30,000. The <strong>Town</strong> spends on average<strong>of</strong> up to $10,000 per year for contracted sweeping. This will allowfor the clean-up to start early and will also make roadside ditchingclean-up much more efficient.The crew replaced culverts on Horne St. 300’ <strong>of</strong> under-drain was addedon Red Chimney and pavement shim in the hopes <strong>of</strong> patching a longtime erosion problem. A catch basin was replaced at the intersection <strong>of</strong>Church St. and Main St. and the crew rebuilt a 575’ section <strong>of</strong> SchoodacRoad. Hurricane Irene hit and kept the crew busy fixing washouts andchipping debris. With the help <strong>of</strong> the Highway Department a generatorwas installed at the <strong>Town</strong> Hall. At the Waterloo Covered Bridge thecrew replaced a broken tie-rod.The largest project <strong>of</strong> <strong>2011</strong> took place on North Village Road whichincluded a portion <strong>of</strong> Waldron Hill Road. A “red” listed culvert wasreplaced with a rigid frame bridge. I would like to thank Sally Lobdel,Charles Goodwin, Ken Locke and Weaver Brothers for their cooperationand a good job done.Respectfully submitted,Matthew Waite - Director <strong>of</strong> Public Works74