PARIS – Residents should not be surprised if they see a road crew from Norway working in Oxford this winter, or a truck from Paris driving around Norway.

At a meeting Tuesday, selectmen from all three towns agreed they will do their best to help their highway departments share more services. For starters, the towns intend to sign a mutual aid agreement that would give department officials the right to share equipment without having to seek selectmen’s approval.

“You may see somebody else’s equipment in another town, but we’re all trying to get together and save some money and make things happen,” Paris Town Manager Steve McAllister said.

Materials used to patch roads, a 20-ton trailer, a highway roller and engineering services were among items the towns said they could share or purchase together.

There may be other shared items as time goes on, the boards acknowledged. Much would be at the discretion of the highway departments.

“Well, I feel quite sure you three gentlemen could work it out correctly,” Norway Selectman Bill Damon said, addressing highway foremen Ron Springer, Frank Danforth and Steve Brown. The men represented Norway, Paris and Oxford, respectively.

Paris Selectwoman Barbara Payne asked which town would pay for repairs to jointly purchased equipment.

“If the three towns went in on it and it happened to break, the three towns would fix it together,” Springer said.

“I’m sure there’ll be some hiccups. There always is,” Brown added. However, he said, he, Springer and Danforth could work together to solve any problems that may arise.

Tuesday’s meeting was the first in a series that the towns expect to hold with various department heads.

The towns began discussing shared services Aug. 10 at a meeting organized by Norway Selectman Bob Walker. Walker then said the towns should be communicating more. Fire, police, recreation and waste services are a few of the areas where they could work more closely, he said.

The selectmen next will meet with representatives of towns’ police departments at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Paris Fire Department.