[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] 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.

[11:21] All right.

[11:22] All right.

[11:23] All right.

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