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Southborough facilities director urges planned work on DPW doors, seeks boost to maintenance fund
Summary
Facilities director John outlined priorities for FY27 capital planning, highlighting replacement of multiple overhead doors at the Department of Public Works, boiler work in later years, and a longstanding facilities maintenance fund that committee members said should be increased.
The Town of Southborough’s facilities director outlined capital priorities for fiscal 2027 on Oct. 6, telling the Capital Improvement and Planning Committee that multiple overhead doors at the Department of Public Works should be scheduled for replacement and that the town’s long-used facilities maintenance fund needs an increase to keep up with rising material and labor costs.
The presentation, given during the committee’s regular meeting, also flagged boiler replacements in later years, possible rewiring work at Corteville Hall, and the unpredictability of septic- and elevator-related failures as items that can quickly deplete maintenance reserves.
John, the town facilities director, told the committee that the DPW’s overhead-door project is “a need” though “not an absolute necessity right now,” and that he added 15% to the existing estimate because of tariff and supply‑price uncertainty. He said the project covers roughly a dozen to 15…
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