Town public works staff outlined a plan at the March 17 Select Board meeting to use town funds, Chapter 90 monies and recently secured state earmarks to repave multiple local streets and sections of Route 109.

The proposed FY26 work list includes Orchard Street (Middlesex to Ridge, plus a Toll Brothers-disturbed segment), Myrtle Street (Himmelfarb to Pleasant), Park Road (parking-lot loop and a reclaimed access road between the tennis courts and the pond), Milliston Road (Stony Brook connection to Main Street) and, if funds allow, Paul Drive (Union Street to Clark Road). Officials said maps and measurements would be prepared and bids sought.

Town staff told the board they had obtained a state-earmarked grant and that the town administrator had signed a contract for Route 109 work valued at about $1.7 million. The board described the award and the senator's assistance in securing the funds as an uncommon opportunity: "Senator Rebecca Rausch actually put this funding in... the senator and her staff did a good job assisting us," the DPW presenter said.

Officials also said the town had about $560,000 in remaining town paving funds from a prior appropriation and approximately $600,000 in Chapter 90 funds available on July 1, and they asked the board to authorize staff to proceed with measurements and public bidding.

Board members and staff said the work could be scheduled during the construction season this year and that specific scopes and final costs would be set after bids and measurements were completed.