how much money would it take to put a serious dent in the backlog of road repairs and repaving? Montuori is hesitant to hazard a guess."I could throw out a number like $10 million for a debt exclusion but I don't even know if that would be enough," he said.According to Montuori, drainage work has to be a priority because of stormwater regulations that the federal government enforces but fails to provide any funding for.Route 38 (Main Street) is one roadway not included among the town's road work responsibilities. As a state road, the upkeep and improvements of Route 38 fall to the state. Work on the seven-miles of Route 38 was started in 2014 and is expected to take several years to complete.

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Perhaps the most controversial development in America’s housing “recovery” is the role played by large private equity firms. In recent years, they have bought up more than 200,000 mostly foreclosed houses nationwide and turned them into rental empires. In the finance and real estate worlds, this development has won praise for helping to raise home values