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Lynn City Council approves separate Capital Projects Unit and appoints incoming unit head through June 2026
Summary
The Lynn City Council voted to formalize a separate Capital Projects Unit spun out of the Inspection Services Department and approved a contract for the incoming unit head through June 30, 2026; councilors debated oversight, cost and continuity while Mayor Nicholson and staff described an identified multi‑million dollar backlog of projects.
The Lynn City Council voted at a special meeting to create a separate Capital Projects Unit (CPU) and approved a contract for the incoming unit head that runs through June 30, 2026.
Mayor Nicholson said the city already has a capital plan “but it sort of is living in our budget document,” and described the CPU as a way to give large, ongoing projects “the focus they deserve.” The council approved the measure by roll call; the motion carried with eight yes votes and two no votes.
The CPU will be spun out of the Inspection Services Department (ISD), where Mike Donovan had been supervising both capital projects and ISD duties. City officials told the council that Donovan had been overseeing major projects — including Pickering, which Nicholson described as “almost 200,000,000,” and a cataloged backlog of…
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