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Southborough golf committee presses for clarity after irrigation bid rejected; seeks funding path
Summary
The Golf Course Committee discussed a recently rejected irrigation bid, potential shortfalls against Community Preservation Act funds, and options including using the golf course revolving fund or asking the Select Board to indefinitely postpone a warrant article that would transfer unencumbered balances over $75,000 into the town general fund.
The Golf Course Committee of the Town of Southborough spent the bulk of its Oct. 14 meeting focused on a newly received irrigation bid and how the town will pay any shortfall. Committee members said the Select Board voted at its recent meeting to seek more bids after rejecting the low bid for the project, and committee members are now pressing town staff and Select Board leadership for clear numbers and a funding path before a special town meeting on Oct. 27.
Committee members said the lowest bid they were told about was $718,000, and several participants said the bid appeared to exceed prior estimates by roughly $150,000–$250,000. Committee members also discussed previously committed Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds and a $50,000 contingency that had been included in earlier planning; speakers gave differing summaries of the total available and said the precise figures should be confirmed with town finance staff.
Why it matters: the committee said an irrigation…
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