Town of Townsend, MA Chapter 89 Pavement Management Plan

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Townsend 5-7-2019 by Art. 10.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: The original section designations within this chapter were removed, and original Sections 7 and 8 were combined, with the permission of the Town Clerk, in order to facilitate reading and maintain the organizational style of the Code

§ 89-1 Establishment of plan.

There shall be in the Town of Townsend a Pavement Management Plan (PMP) that shall be as follows.

§ 89-2 Proposal for funding.

Each fiscal year the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the Town Administrator shall submit to Town Meeting a proposal to fund the annual PMP.

§ 89-3 Items included in funding: beginning in 2020.

Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the funding shall include:

A. All pavement funding received from the commonwealth under Chapter 90, or any successor program;

B. $250,000 from free cash; and

C. $50,000 from local receipts (excise tax revenue).

§ 89-4 Items included in funding: fiscal years after 2020.

In each fiscal year thereafter, the funding shall include:

A. All pavement funding received from the commonwealth under Chapter 90, or any successor program;

B. $250,000 from free cash; and

C. The prior year's amount of funding from excise tax revenue increased by $50,000 each year until such time as the total from excise tax revenue equals $250,000 per year.

§ 89-5 Purpose of funding.

All funding in the PMP shall be utilized for the purpose of maintaining and repairing the Town's roadway infrastructure.

§ 89-6 Priority listing of road projects.

Except in the case of emergency requirements, as determined by the Highway Superintendent, the priority listing of road projects shall be detailed in a Capital Pavement Management Plan (CPMP) developed by an independent pavement management consultant with said plan to be updated every five years.

§ 89-7 Carryover of funds.

PMP funds may be carried from one year to the next, subject to the availability of funds.