Politics & Government
$2.3M Budget Gets Selectmen Support
Selectmen vote to support a $2.3 million school and municipal capital budget.
A $2.3 million school and municipal capital budget was approved by selectmen, March 29, for next year.
Foxborough residents will vote in May to approve the plan.
Items in the capital plan include:
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- One Ambulance Purchase
- Two full school buses
- One mini school bus
- Burrel School Paving
- School computers and software
- Water storage tank maintenance
Selectmen had originally delayed the capital plan vote in order to let Highway Superintendent. Robert Swanson, explain the hefty price tag of a sidewalk blower included in the plan.
Selectmen Lawrence J. Harrington originally questioned the $133,000 price of the sidewalk blower.
Swanson informed the board that the blower is only produced by one company. He also said that it is important to have a sidewalk snow blower versus just a sidewalk plow because the plows do not perform well in deep snow.
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