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Morning Sentinel from Waterville, Maine • 12

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Waterville, Maine
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Morning Sentine l) Monday ebruary 11 2008 1V1A11M Readfield contractors oppose public works truck purchase By Betty Adams Staff Writer Readfield Plans to save town money by buying a public works truck and making it available to other communi ties through a regional public works group have Readfield contractors upset claiming unfair competition They worry lose business and in come Readfield Town Manager Ste fan Pakulski said he is following the direction of the select board in looking for ways to save tax payers money "You have to look at the prices charging and see whether driving them selves out of he said "That's the only reason looking for Two contractors spoke out Monday night at a Readfield Se lect Board meeting where the board discussed the possible purchase of a truck that could be owned by Readfield and shared among other towns in the Public Works Regional Dis trict Committee personal for said John Cushing who holds the contract to plow the town roads as well as the Maranacook Com munity School District property on it with everybody else Anyone can bid on it and take it from Lenny Reay of Readfield who runs a construction business Vernon and Manchester may consider acquiring more equip ment Pakulski said Wayne Town Manager Pamela Grimshaw said Wayne would be less interested in the snowplow ing capacity of any regional truck since the town pays much less per mile for plowing servic es than Manchester and Read field Pakulski said other residents this week support the truck pur chase idea to save money "The select board has been very clear in saying there are no sacred Pakulski said contract has an 8 per cent annual increase a built in crease Our overall budget does not have an 8 percent increase built into it How can we not consider alter natives that might be able to save the town Under the three year contract Readfield will pay $214164 for snow removal Next year the cost will increase to $231297 And the following optional year would be $249800 Pakulski said the town also re lies on private contractors to do summer road work budgeting some $300000 for it at town meeting Residents have supported the creation of a town public works department putting $24000 into a reserve account at last town meeting probably ask for more money at next (town) ON THE ROAD: Readfield contractor John Cushing waves at another plow truck driver as they work on riday afternoon along Church Road In Readfield 1 'N '7 1 1 and plows roads in neighboring Manchester also raised con cerns at the meeting he said Pakulski who helps coordi nate the regional group said The regional group which in Manchester might want to share chides Readheld Wavne Mount a i or subtract roads from its snow spent just over $3500 to get the total of $12 000 board indicated its support for plow contract sides of their major roadways The regional group is to meet another grant application to mrUnn tnaothpr Man mowed last vear In nrevious at the Readfield Town Office at 6 fund the regional group regional truck since it can add Chester Readfield and they would have spent a pm eb 13 Pakulski said the Hearing Aid Sale! 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