"We did very well with the equipment," said Mr. Frigon.

According to Mr. Frigon, this year's budget had money for a new truck with a new plow, but the town had no spare plows, meaning the town would be in a situation should one break. The town decided to wait until after the auction to see if enough money was netted for the purchase - the town hoped to avoid a lease purchase, which would be cheaper in the short run and more costly in the long run.

Mr. Frigon also reported that on Thursday, November 12, the town will dedicate the start of phase 1 of the town's long-discussed greenway project.

"This is great for Watertown, and unprecedented since the building of the business park," said Mr. Frigon. "The commission has worked a long time on this and all the town's departments are putting a lot into it."

The town's elderly, disabled and veterans will see notations on their tax bill informing them if they are eligible for any tax relief programs, as requested by the Commission on Aging, according to Mr. Frigon.

"We have a method to print them if they are qualified," Mr. Frigon said. "It informs them to call the tax collector's office."

The Town Council also approved a bid waiver for the purchase of a high-powered hydraulic cutter, designed to cut through the new high strength metals found in new cars, to be purchased through Five Star Fire of East Hartford for $5,800.

The cutter will supplement the town's existing tools, and will aid the town in getting to injured drivers who are stuck inside a wrecked car.

"Our present cutters worked fine until two years ago, when cars began using higher tensile materials and multiple layers of them," said Fire Chief Larry Black. "This is something that's required."