Canaan Select Board: Approves grader repair, speed signs; will advertise highway foreman job

Canaan Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Monday, October 12, 2026

The Select Board met on October 12, 2026, with all five members present. It focused on highway equipment and staffing before winter, and also approved speed radar signs and library renovation change orders. The meeting ran from 6:00 P.M. to 7:40 P.M.

Decisions

• Approved the September 28, 2026, minutes as written.
• Voted to buy four Firestone backhoe tires for $2,640.
• Voted to send the grader to the CAT dealership for repairs, with progress and costs to be monitored.
• Authorized replacing the grader's solenoid at the Town garage if practical and cost-effective, so fall grading can be done first.
• Approved the speed radar signs and installation plan. Four solar-powered signs are planned for VT Routes 102 and 114, with installation anticipated in the spring.
• Approved eight change-order items for the Alice Ward Library carriage house renovations. They reallocate contingency funds and do not raise the stated project cost.
• After an executive session on personnel updates and issues (7:00 to 7:36 P.M., no action taken there), voted to advertise for a full-time Highway Foreman at $30–$40 per hour and to solicit bids for winter plowing and sanding.

All votes were unanimous.

Also discussed

• A Hudson Road resident described logging damage to the road and asked for grading, gravel and ditch work. The resident also asked for help with winter plowing. The board said it could not promise added plowing service.
• The Rouleau Road sewer blockage. No determination of liability or reimbursement was made.
• Transfer station hours and lighting, and the Coos County recycling center. No changes were approved.
• Updated FEMA flood maps, which board members were asked to review during a 30-day comment period.
• Five pending municipal ethics complaints remain under review. No action was taken.

Money

• Grader repair estimates: $7,062.67 locally and $8,053.67 at the CAT facility, including $2,800 for transportation.
• Delinquent taxes total $203,190.67, including $186,413.42 in taxes. A tax sale is anticipated in November or December.
• The board signed Warrant 21-26 for $2,007,188.35.

A special meeting is set for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 3:10 P.M.

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