Finally the Maintenance budget for Bill's/Park & Ride

Here's my back and forth with Seth Webb regarding the maintenance budget for Bill's Country Store/Park and Ride. Notice the date the budget was prepared, yesterday. The plowing number is really low. As I stated in an earlier post I would charge $2-3,000 for that much plowing - never mind they'll probably need loader work. And I'm usually really low on my plowing rates.


Thanks Seth. I’m happy to see the landscaping and plowing expenses coming out of the account. However I do think they are are low.

Vito

From: Seth Webb

Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:50 PM

To: Vito & Susan

Cc: Chris Bianchi ; Ken Lee ; Patty McGrath

Subject: RE: Town Maintenance Budget for Bill's LLC/Park and Ride facility

Vito

The plan is that the annual appropriations from the Town and the Chamber (ranging from $5,250 - $6,000 annually) are designed to pay for the annual maintenance and capital costs of the park and ride.  Those costs cover: landscaping, pavement striping, plowing & sweeping, and paving in FY-24 (w/ milling and re-milling in FY-14 & 19).   The annual maintenance and capital budget is attached.  This will be integrated into the general fund budget.

Seth

Seth Webb

Town Manager

Town of Killington

2706 River Road

Killington, VT 05751

sethwebb@town.killington.vt.us

802.422.3241 (office)

           www.killingtontown.com

From: Vito & Susan [mailto:Marla@Vermontel.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 4:38 PM
To: Seth Webb
Cc: Chris Bianchi; Ken Lee; Patty McGrath
Subject: Town Maintenance Budget for Bill's LLC/Park and Ride facility

Seth,

I just want a final clarification of what exactly is included in the town’s $3,000 contribution to the “Bill’s Country Store”Visitor’s Center/Park and Ride facility maintenance costs. When I asked you at the May 7, 2014 Select Board meeting whether in kind services, such as plowing,  provided by the town were included in that amount you finally answered no after about 5 minutes back and forth. Chris Bianchi chimed in that at least part the $3,000 town contribution was to be put into a “sinking fund” for use in striping and repaving when needed (along with any contribution from Bill’s LLC at least as I understood it)

After re-watching the video of the Select board meeting I conclude what was stated is that only “hard costs” were included in that number. That is, monies actually disbursed by the town and not in kind service contributions such as the plowing, sweeping, depreciation, salaries and so on that go into the maintenance of the facility.

Is this correct?

During our conversation this morning you seemed to have said all costs were covered in the $3,000 budget. I acknowledge that you also said you won’t keep track of the exact time spent maintaining the facility. If that is the case, then the $3,000 number is misleading. As I stated at the meeting, I plow and I would charge $2,000-3,000 just for plowing never mind the summer maintenance. That would be above and beyond what is budgeted.

Just because the plow trucks are already going by there doesn’t mean there is no cost associated with their plowing the lot.

Thanks.

Vito