This policy is adopted by the Board of Selectmen to establish
a balance between preserving the scenic rural characteristics of unpaved
"scenic destination public ways," effective and necessary maintenance,
snow removal, drainage, and public safety, while at the same time
being sensitive to the taxpayer, cost of operations and municipal
liability, and to accomplish these policies without any unnecessary
widening of the roads.
This policy shall be reviewed from time to time, amended as
may be appropriate, and reaffirmed by vote of the Board at that time.
This policy shall apply to the following roads:
D. Davis Hill Road to Cemetery.
H. Crown Hill Road from Gulf to point of abandonment at west side of
Parcel 3-27.
Dead trees, regardless of size, may be cut and fallen trees
removed from the right-of-way. Tree maintenance shall be in accordance
with the scenic road statutes. Only growth considered to intrude into
the traveled way, or that impedes sufficient road maintenance operations,
is to be removed. Trees being removed with a ten-inch to fifteen-inch
circumference at four feet from the ground shall be yellow-flagged
for one week prior to removal to allow abutters to comment to the
Director of Public Works concerning their removal. Smaller trees/brush
may be removed at the discretion of the Highway Department.
Traveled ways shall be graded no more than twice a year as conditions
permit in the spring and fall, and raked as needed in the summer.
In all cases, only those sections, at the discretion of the Highway
Department, requiring maintenance shall be graded/raked. Rocks shall
be removed from the roadway as necessary to facilitate grading.
The Public Works Director may act in any manner deemed appropriate
in emergency situations in order to make the public ways accessible,
safe and able to be travelled upon.
A log will be maintained reflecting comments, complaints, compliments,
maintenance activity, equipment utilization, and operational problems/incidents
that occur on the subject public ways. The logs will be used as part
of the Board's annual policy review.