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Buildings Panel Hires Engineer to Study Salt Shed

The Shutesbury Buildings Committee voted to hire an engineer for $1,500 to inspect the town's salt and sand shed. Chair Frank McGinn's panel flagged separated roof-truss plates and bowed plywood on the shed's west wall as the chief concerns driving the review.

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Government · Buildings Committee

Buildings Committee seeks salt shed engineer quotes

Buildings Committee sought engineer quotes on salt shed repairs ahead of a Sept. 29 funding deadline. Members told colleagues that a structural engineer had offered a rough range of $2,500 to $5,000 and that another engineer, Ryan Hellig of Greenfield, might also bid.

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