House and camp building in Baldwin
Building in Baldwin happens one house at a time on cleared lots between the two villages. A Baldwin builder keeps a single standard unit from excavation through the last coat of paint. Baldwin drives run long and raw off the town road, so the set stays near the road end. Sandy river-terrace soil across Baldwin drains fast but shifts under a unit without a pad. Baldwin foundations have to be closed in before December, since frost here goes past four feet. Winter carpentry in Baldwin keeps service as long as a plow reaches the set.
Church and town grounds in Baldwin
Church suppers, the town meeting and a summer fair or two are the whole Baldwin public calendar. A Baldwin supper takes two standard units and a handwashing station beside the serving tables. Because the Baldwin village lots are small and gravel, everything goes on the firmest corner available. Baldwin school and cemetery grounds work happens in the summer while the buildings are quiet. Baldwin weekend sets go out Friday afternoon and come off the site Monday morning.
Road crews and storm work in Baldwin
Route 113 runs the length of Baldwin and the paving, shoulder and culvert crews work it in short stretches. A Baldwin roadwork unit moves along the corridor every few days with the work zone. Baldwin crews need a pull-off wide enough for a service truck to stop clear of traffic. Ice storms take trees down across the Baldwin back roads and cleanup runs for a week or more. A Baldwin cleanup crew gets a unit at the town garage within a day of the call. Posted weight limits hold Baldwin gravel road deliveries until the frost is out.