The Superior Board of Trustees welcomed back incumbent Jason Serbu and two new members at a Monday meeting. The board also is working to pave alleys in the downtown as it rebuilds after the December 2021 Marshall Fire.

Superior voters elected incumbent Jason Serbu as well as Mike Foster and Heather Cracraft to the board in the November election. The three candidates received the highest number of votes, and will each serve a four-year term. Foster and Cracraft also recently served on the town’s Home Rule Charter Commission and were previously elected to serve on the commission in 2023.

The board elected Serbu to serve as mayor pro tem.

The board also voted 5-2 to pave two alleys — one that connects First and Second Avenue, south of West William Street; and one of the alleys between Third and Fourth Avenue, north of Charles Street. The project should not exceed $270,000.

Public Works and Utilities Director Brannon Richards said that 12 alleys in the downtown are unpaved. He said the Marshall Fire affected the area, including the alleys.

While the alleys have been restored, they require frequent maintenance due to heavy traffic while people are rebuilding homes in the area. Richards said alleys have been restored with asphalt with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds and some town funds.

“We have 12 alleys, and we looked at current, ongoing and upcoming rebuild activity. If an alley was fully built-out, we may not make (that alley) the top priority because we want to beat out some of the development,” Richards said.

Richards said the timeline for pavement on the alleys is dependent on weather, but that a contractor can generally finish construction on an alley in 7 to 10 days.

The proposed alleys to be paved in the future include two alleys between Third and Fourth Avenue, south of Coal Creek Drive and north of Charles Street, which would cost $252,677.