The Selectboard approved changes to the Road Surface Management System (RSMS), that was already facing a SSS overrun this coming fiscal year, is now is facing a $42,301 shortfall.

The Municipal Manager told the board that Public Works Superintendent Bill Lyon told her that rather than overshoot the budget, he will stop work on the road surfaces for the year when the money runs out.

She said that the 10-year program "may turn into a 15-year program."

RSMS is a program that the municipality has put in place to maintain just the road systems; it does not include other factors of the roads, such as culverts and ditching. Using a computer program by the same name, the road crews evaluate road surfaces and prioritize using high, medium, and low priorities. The two high priority roads scheduled for work this year, Rabbit Hollow Road and a section of Bean Road, will have their scheduled maintenance, with an increase of $12,934 in their budgets, according to a revised chart similar to what was included in this year's Town report.

The medium priority roads show more roads will receive attention, although in smaller doses. For example, the surface of Halstrom Road was to have $73,148 worth of road surface materials and work, and is now scheduled for $10,000 of surface materials. Old Mill Hill and part of Lover's Lane, on the other hand, will increase from $64,473 and $20,000 to $80,262 and $32,000, respectively, according to the chart presented.

Ms. Allard said that there was some savings on paving, as the prices for paving were lower than expected.

Selectman Melvin Adams said that he is "concerned with the small amounts" of surface materials going on more roads. He asked whether "we are getting anything done for $10,000." Selectman Kenneth Johnson said that all the gravel pits in the area have been tested and that the road department would like to us the "first year to use different aggregates from different pits" to see how they work on the roads under different conditions. He said that the "first year is a trial year.

Mr. Adams said that he is "in favor as long as" the different aggregates "are to State specifications."

The board sent back for administrative revision a threemonth extension on the Earth Waste contract for running the garbage transfer and recycling station and announced that as of July 1 the Town will be with the Mad River Alliance, as Waitsfield is the remaining town to meet and vote. That happened Monday, also. Don Wallace said that he "would like to be involved in the process," and that he hoped he "will be invited."

The board also approved outside consumption of alcohol on the Norwich campus.