LIVERMORE — The theft of a section of metal culvert and damage to a gate at the Transfer Station will be borne by the town. The insurance deductible for both is higher than both items are worth.
A 10-foot section of 12-inch metal culvert pipe was stolen from the Highway Garage grounds on Church Street in early October, Town Administrator Kurt Schaub said. The culvert is valued at about $135.
The insurance deductible is $1,000.
Someone also attempted to break down the gate at the Transfer Station off Route 4 and bent the gate, Schaub said. The damage is believed to have been done by a vehicle.
It now sags when opened but it closes and locks, he said. The cost to replace the gate is about $750. Again the insurance deductible is $1,000.
The gate was replaced two years ago.
“It is just one of those things that is very frustrating,” Schaub said.
The sagging gate will probably only be a problem during snow removal.
Both events probably occurred the night of Oct. 3, he said.
Reports of the incidents were filed with law enforcement.
NOTE: The article has been modified since it was published to reflect correct town in the dateline. It was a reporting error.
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headline in print edition was funnier
Livermore Falls voters were lighting torches and digging out pitchforks, ready to march across the bridge to the Livermore Town Office, but a sharp eyed copy editor for the e-edition spotted the error and the populace returned to their morning Fruit Loops.
Dear headline writer, Livermore and Livermore Falls parted company a looooooong time ago. I'm sure that Kurt would be happy to have his counterpart in LVFLS write a check, but, I guess it won't happen.
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