[This transcript was generated automatically from audio using AI and hasn't been reviewed by a person -- it can contain mistakes, including plausible-sounding sentences that were never actually said. Treat it as a starting point, not a verbatim record.] [0:10] I'm off. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under [0:20] our invisible, with liberty and justice for all. [0:25] I may go off for coming today. Just to what you know, [0:32] there will be an executive session relating [0:34] to the proposed sale or lease of real property at the end, I do not anticipate any further [0:41] business once we come out of that. [0:44] So that being said, before we get to all business, [0:50] Tim and I have discussed a few things [0:52] reference, plowing this year. [0:57] And we sat down with the mayor and the peers. [1:00] They've had some personnel changes, so we sat down and discussed things with them. [1:08] So I want you to take it from there and everything else that you've done. [1:11] So they've had some personnel changes. [1:13] I've talked to a few of the guys that have plotted with us from the village, and they're willing [1:18] to go one more season with us. [1:20] It was a little big and a pleading involved, but we got two guys from there, so we're really missing [1:26] a third guy from the village at the moment for plowing. [1:32] And one of my, one of my, I have cost around the idea of actually hiring one more person at the town. [1:39] So this way we have somebody trained up because in, [1:43] I think you're in half two years time, we'll be retiring and then following, [1:47] I'm in a couple of years, you'll have Jeffrey Tyring. [1:50] So this is more of a lighting ourself up for success and not waiting for failure. [1:56] Yeah, man. [1:57] Yep. [1:58] Then he's somebody trained ensuring that we have the right person and right position because [2:02] if it doesn't work out, we're going to have to find another reason for so I guess that's [2:06] another time. [2:07] But thank you. [2:09] Do you want to, let us know what's going on with around that time? [2:13] Okay. [2:14] So around the town, we did our, our, finally got our paving done. [2:19] We did the top part of Green Wish from Tara Road to the County Road and then we did a section [2:23] make a hall and present. So we did from Zabos to Clapper Road. So that's all [2:31] in faith now and getting ready for the project. So once the Culver goes in now I [2:36] could have more of a section to faith so we'll be good better. [2:41] That paving that you just did will not be utilized for the vehicles and the [2:47] trucks and equipment that is going to take the bill that I call. [2:51] So we saved the back section. [2:54] So now one of all the culverts being done [2:55] will actually sometime reach the point of where we paved. [2:59] So actually I'll tie it in a nice, [3:01] that's really good. [3:02] Smart, smart, thank you. [3:04] The over the real moment we're showed up today. [3:07] So we're starting that process now. [3:10] Today the guys went around and they put shoulders up [3:12] on the stuff that we've paved. [3:14] So that all has nice pressure on shoulders. [3:17] So there should be no falling off the roads [3:19] Mario. What else have we done? We did some maintenance on some of our trucks. We [3:27] replaced tire farms on one of the single axis. And we've been just trying to get [3:33] pick away the little stuff for winter this way is not such a big hit [3:37] mechanically wise. So that's what we've been up to while that's raining. Good. Does it [3:43] look? There's equipment look pretty good. Equipment looks pretty good. We're [3:45] going in pretty good shape. [3:47] Do we have salt? [3:49] So. [3:50] I'm going to bring that up. [3:52] Funny you bring that up. [3:54] So at some point here I will pass around. [3:57] I have a sheet that I just printed out from ODS on a new salt bits. [4:03] I asked your salt bed was 69.50. [4:07] I remember correctly. [4:09] This year's salt big contract per ton is 94.32. [4:13] $25. [4:14] What is it? [4:16] $24. [4:18] $34. [4:18] $21. [4:19] $14. [4:21] Is that just because of delivery? [4:23] No. [4:24] That's everything. [4:26] So this is what everybody in Scary County is going to pay for Tom. [4:30] Every miss miss cloudy. [4:32] That's the government. [4:32] So if you think ours is bad, [4:38] platinum county is going to pay $115 a ton. [4:41] Now why would they have to pay more? [4:43] Different contracts. [4:44] No, they're different contracts, okay. [4:46] Plus there's probably further away from it. [4:47] Plus further, yep. [4:49] So further away from the mines, I think that's more easy. [4:51] I think it's more all in costs. [4:53] There's some that are getting better costs in us, [4:55] and there's some that are getting worse costs in us. [4:57] But salt is going to be expensive this year. [5:01] There's no way to mitigate that. [5:03] There's only that is, that I know. [5:05] This is what it is, this is the government price. [5:07] That's the most expensive we can go through. [5:09] So we're going to talk to them. Okay, I was going to say I'm not a fact. Yeah, I just discussed that with [5:16] And whatever Washington, we're going to have to sit down. So just because he needs that information. Yeah, so last year we used 266 pun on the village [5:26] Last year at 266. And it's just the village. Yeah, that's just the village. So just say 300 pun for arguments say if we were a bad win [5:38] Yes. [5:42] Wow. Yeah. I did a rough cost estimate of like salt toned with the village and town [5:49] costs. It's almost $60,000 for just for just salt. That's ridiculous. And this isn't [5:57] we haven't even added in the fuel cost. Or the manpower or parts replacements. I'm just saying [6:06] going to be expensive this year. I have a feeling because fuel is almost six dollars [6:10] a gallon. I mean it's going to be right. And there's no alternative to the [6:18] salt that's this kind of the cheapest way to go so far. I mean straight sand's the [6:22] cheapest way to go but your your residents will be happy. Well you're also messing up [6:28] the roads and clogged up the sewers. [6:31] Yeah, drop-in, let's see, that's what training is. [6:34] So we do anything about the economic contract. [6:36] Can we go in and negotiate the county contract? [6:42] No, this is what it is. [6:44] That's the same. [6:44] It's always all through, yes, it's not. [6:46] And that's the same price that the county is paying. [6:48] Same price, county is paying, same price, rich and bills are going to pay, same [6:52] price. [7:01] And then they also pay us the cost of our using our truck, which is $96 an hour, and then the cost of the guy sitting in the truck. So when we're pulling county roads. [7:14] How about the cost of the salt? [7:16] That's not the case. [7:18] That's the case. [7:20] And they know where you're jack we would cost this. [7:22] I still had a standing sheet and every month I take them to the county here. [7:26] And then they send us back a sheet filled all the kid you did this many. [7:30] We are just standing. [7:33] We have to put down. They're pretty good. And like I said, they know exactly what it costs because we, matter of fact, we'll probably run out of it, but we can't get it with steel from that. [7:47] Yeah, which is true. I also went for a grant through soil and water for they call them react blades. [7:56] So, what these blades are, they're a foot-wide, and they're, I should say, foot-wide sections [8:02] all the way down the head pile on a big truck, and they have a two-inch spring in them, [8:08] so they contour to the road. [8:12] The town of Carlisle has used them for three years now, and they haven't had any issues, [8:18] The blades have held up nice. They've said they've changed out one or two pieces and [8:25] After watching his roads the past three years he's using a third less material [8:31] So this is how I'm gonna try and I'll offset it a little bit [8:35] But the blades aren't cheap. That's fine. I'm trying for this grant [8:39] So the blades themselves are $4,500 and who knows if the price is gonna go up more [8:45] because of the tariffs and all over the house. [8:48] They could end up being almost $5,000 by the time. [8:51] That's why I said, per truck, per truck. [8:53] So through this grant, I found through soil water [8:56] when I went out to school and I've been working [8:58] with peat knickles back and forth. [9:02] The grant drops it down to a quarter of the price. [9:06] So let's just say this if this blade was $4,000. [9:09] It's a man to grant. [9:11] It's a man to grant. [9:13] So we're really going to have to pay a thousand dollars on the blade so I'm going to try for I'm trying for two of them for us [9:20] I've got in [9:21] Got to hold a bunch of other towns involved in this grant because when I talk to Pete you said the more towns we get involved the bigger looks better [9:28] So [9:30] The reality is though if that's a floating blade [9:34] It saves in a wear and tear of the road. Yes, so that's that's the key in terms of [9:41] probably actually we get a cleaner. We're going to get a cleaner cleaner, a cleaner road on the sweep. [9:47] But also, at the end, the result will be that we will have to pay the road as many times. [9:56] We're using as much material, which is going to save us money in the long run. [10:00] That's for the big trucks that do out the town. [10:05] All right. [10:07] Thank you very much. [10:08] I don't have any old business. [10:10] We don't have much, so we continue on. [10:13] We do have new business. [10:14] I need a motion to accept your state's resignation [10:17] from the Board of Accessories. [10:19] I'll make the motion. [10:20] Do I get a second? [10:23] I'll second. [10:24] Paul and Faber? [10:25] Aye. [10:25] Aye. [10:25] Opposed? [10:27] It's past, thank you. [10:29] The next I need a motion for an appointment. [10:32] Barbara Olsen for [10:36] to appoint her for the Board of Assessment Review, [10:39] and a new expiration date is September 30, 2031. [10:45] I'll make the motion. [10:46] I'll let you know. [10:47] I'll let you know. [10:48] I'll set it up. [10:49] All it's favorite? [10:50] I'm opposed. [10:53] And the motion is passed. [10:55] Next is a motion for the proof that it can set a agenda. [10:58] If there's nothing, any other discussions on anything else to do? [11:02] I'll make the motion for the consent agenda. [11:04] Can I get a second? [11:08] Second. [11:09] All in favour? [11:10] All right. [11:12] Post. [11:13] Okay. [11:14] So the agenda has been approved. [11:15] The next thing is. [11:17] The motion to go to. [11:18] The motion to go to. [11:19] The motion to go to. [11:19] The motion to go to. [11:21] All right. [11:22] All right. [11:23] All right.