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serif" size="+3" color="#006666">Road Department<br> • Frequently Asked Questions</font></td> <td align="right" width="25%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">• <a href="index.cfm">Road Dept.</a><br> • <a href="../regs/traffic_ordinance.cfm">Traffic Ordinance</a></font></td> </tr> </table> <br> <a name="top"></a>  <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left" nowrap valign="top" width="55%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> • <a href="#right-of-way">How is the road right-of-way measured?</a><br> <br> • <a href="#why">W?</a><br> <br> •<br> </font> </td> <td align="left" nowrap valign="top" width="45%"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> • <a href="#eru">W?</a><br> <br> • <a href="#area_served">What?</a><br> </font></td> </tr> </table> <br> <a name="right-of-way"></a> <div align="right"><font size="-2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><a href="#top">to top</a></i></font></div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font size="+1" color="#804040"><b>How is the road right-of-way measured?</b><br> </font> The road right-of-way is typically measured in units called "rods." One rod is equal to 16.5 feet. All Town roads are at least three rods wide, or 49.5 feet (often rounded up to 50 feet), though some may be wider, such as 4 rods or more. Some state and town road road rights-of-way vary in width as the result of land features, <br> </font> <br> <a name="taxpayers"></a> <div align="right"><font size="-2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><a href="#top">to top</a></i></font></div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><font size="+1" color="#804040"><b>W? </b><br> </font>No. The project will be funded by a grant / loan package from USDA <a href="http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/" target="_blank">Rural Development</a>, a large grant from the U.S. EPA (commonly referred to as a </font> <p> </p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br> </font> </p> <a name="contact"></a> <div align="right"><font size="-2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#top"><i>back to top</i></a></font></div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+1" color="#804040"><b>Contacts</b></font> <br> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="45%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Rodney Jones, Road Foreman </b><br> Waitsfield Town Office<br> 9 Bridge Street<br> Waitsfield, VT 05673<br> Phone: (802) 496-2218<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:foreman@madriver.com"><img src="../img/foreman_e-mail.GIF" width="127" height="14" border="0"></a><br> <br> Town Garage<br> 761 Tremblay Road<br> Waitsfield, VT 05673<br> Phone: (802) 496-8897 </font> </td> <td valign="top" width="45%"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Charles Goodman, Road Commissioner</b><br> Waitsfield Town Office<br> 9 Bridge Street<br> Waitsfield, VT 05673<br> Phone: (802) 496-2218</font> <br> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><i>Updated November 3, 2009 </i></font> <hr size=1>  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="o" cellpadding="o"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#006666"> <div align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" color="#FFFFFF">Waitsfield's Official Web Site</font></div> </td> </tr> </table> <hr size="1" noshade width="100%" align="left"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Please send comments to: <a href="mailto:%74%6F%77%6E%61%64%6D%69%6E%40%6D%61%64%72%69%76%65%72%2E%63%6F%6D">webmeister@waitsfieldvt.us</a><br> <br> Copyright © 2007-2009 Town of Waitsfield, Vermont.<br> Hosted by <a href="http://www.networksolutions.com" target="_blank">http://www.networksolutions.com</a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>