Village of Fairport (population 5353)
Name of service/government operation: Road Salt
Form of sharing: Joined with the town to apply for a grant to build a shared facility at the towns new DPW site.
Services affected: Highway maintenance
Year started: 2003
Partners: Town of Perinton
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): Reduce cost to the village to actual use and necessity to build a salt storage facility at our new DPW site.
What planning process preceded the sharing? Agreement on the cost, logistics and availability of road salt when needed.
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? Intermunicipal Agreement
Challenges: None
Benefits: Village has a pay as you go cost. All crews can be on the road without need to man loader.
Impact on budget: This and other changes led to the ability not to fill on position at retirement.
Impact on labor: See above
Impact on service: None
Key contact: Ken Moore, Administrator