To the Editor:
The Weston RTC helps the proposed $6 million bonding program for highway restore and helps the plan for paving for FY 2025 and FY 2026 utilizing the proceeds of this bonding program as outlined in current BOS and BOF conferences. It’s our perception that (1) this expenditure is critical to realize applicable highway high quality for the folks of Weston based mostly on the work of the paving consultants, Beta Group, and Weston’s Division of Public Works, (2) the massive quantity of paving within the subsequent two years and a refined annual upkeep plan of $0.8 – 1.0M utilizing various restore strategies going ahead will assist shield taxpayers from the burden of future surprising prices as a result of deferred funding, and (3) bonding for this sizeable expenditure is smart to unfold the tax burden for a capital funding of this magnitude over the estimated 20 yr helpful life.
We recommend (1) yearly creating a 5-year plan for sustaining the highway floor high quality going ahead as a part of the long-term capital price range, (2) periodic third-party measurement to substantiate that the plan is attaining the projected outcomes and (3) avoiding any incremental highway expenditure exterior the accepted price range. This plan would assist a greener and extra sustainable, fiscally accountable method to highway upkeep.
Our assist relies on the place that no further bonding will probably be put ahead or accepted by taxpayers sooner or later with out long run monetary projections, together with an built-in 10–20-year capital price range, in addition to an evaluation of the extent of debt that’s applicable for the City of Weston.
Lauren Gojkovich
Chair, Weston Republican City Committee
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