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Town requests $30,000 annual deposit to town-hall capital reserve for repairs
Summary
The CIP committee heard an administration request to continue annual $30,000 deposits into a capital reserve fund for town-hall maintenance, citing recurring roof damage, unfinished interior repairs and a planned second-floor bathroom; committee members asked for cost estimates before finalizing the warrant language.
Karen Arenberg, chair of the Capital Improvement Program Committee, opened the meeting Monday and introduced Ryan Heath, administration department head, to present a request to fund repairs at Town Hall. “I came back with the same request this year at 30,000, just to, add to the capital reserve for these future projects and needs of the building,” Heath said.
The request asks voters to continue annual deposits of $30,000 into a capital reserve fund (CRF) designated for Town Hall maintenance. Committee members and department staff said the funds would be used for several deferred-maintenance items: repeated roof repairs, plaster and paint work on the first floor, replacement or refurbishment of staff break-room fixtures, and installing a second-floor bathroom by dropping plumbing down into the space above the kitchen.
Why it matters: Town Hall has sustained repeated…
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