Selectmen Approve Deficit Spending for Snow Removal
The selectmen voted unanimously to allow the town to spend into a deficit for the snow and ice account.
The Burlington Board of Selectmen voted 4-0-0 last night to allow the town to go into the red in the town's snow and ice account. Selectman Walter Zenkin was not at the meeting. The vote was at the request of Superintendent of Public Works John Sanchez, who said the town was already in a deficit from the snow that has fallen already this season. "We all know how this winter has gone so far," he said. Sanchez said the town has responded to 12 snow events, including the blizzard in early February. He said 8 out of the 12 events have happened on the weekends and holidays. Sanchez said the town has spent about $500,000 this year. He told Burlington Patch last week the snow and ice account was budgeted for $350,000. He requested the selectmen …
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