STORM COST UPWARDS OF $50,000

From PATCH:

At the town's first 2011 budget meeting on Jan. 8, the subject of the December snow storm came up again. [Public Works Director Eric] Burbank noted that the cost of the blizzard in terms of salt, overtime and contractual services was probably between $45,000 and $50,000. He said that $20,000 in salt had been spread on town roads, $9,000 was spent on contractors, and between $16,000 and $17,000 on overtime.

Mayor Vic DeLuca noted that the state was working to obtain FEMA — or Federal Emergency Management Agency — money. "But we must see where it goes," said the mayor.