The Board of Selectmen shall establish a policy governing maintenance
practices of Town highways accepted by the Town. This policy shall,
amongst other things, consider:
A.
A cost-benefit analysis of paving currently unpaved roads, recognizing
maintenance costs of unpaved roads do in some cases exceed the cost
of paving.
A.
The Board of Selectmen is hereby empowered and directed to provide
the following services on non-Town-owned roads to the extent necessary
to provide residents of the Town of Newtown wherever situated with
police, fire, ambulance and other emergency protection in cases where
such services are required to maintain suitable access to such residents
by emergency vehicles. The foregoing shall not be construed as authorizing
such services for any non-Town-owned road on which there are fewer
than three occupied residences or which is in such condition as to
create a hazard to Town equipment; nor shall the Board of Selectmen
be required to provide such services beyond the last inhabited house
on any non-Town-owned road. Such services shall in no way adversely
affect the clearing of accepted Town roads and shall be performed
on a schedule to be established by the Board of Selectmen in its discretion.
B.
If the Town considers it necessary to public safety or otherwise desirable to provide additional work, services or improvements to non-Town-owned roads eligible for maintenance under § 185-81A of this chapter, such work, services or improvements may be provided by the Town or its designees, provided an agreement is executed between the Town and the owners of the land upon which the road rests, or which the road benefits, concerning the work, services or improvements. The Town may decline to provide additional work, service or improvements unless the agreement apportions costs among the parties.
