County leaders described shifting capital road funding into the use-tax fund to stabilize road budgets and discussed multiple bridge repairs and aging trucks; road supervisors signaled a need to replace several heavy vehicles and to plan for rising material and fuel costs.

Council discusses urgent upgrades for fire equipment and plans for a new fire station.

Staff described stepped replacement programs and sinking funds for equipment and facilities, from SCBAs to servers and street maintenance; council urged continued grant-seeking and prioritized public safety and water projects.

Fire Chief Pete told the Selectboard that a recent certification test found the department's hoses noncompliant, prompting a request to raise capital funding for new hose, reserve stock and planning for costly apparatus replacements with long lead times.

Committee evaluates fire department's equipment needs and discusses long-term budgeting strategies.