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Gardner secures one-year reimbursement extension for Rear Main project as design costs rise
Summary
City staff told the Economic and Community Development Committee that MassWorks approved a one-year fiscal extension to reimburse Rear Main project costs through June 30, 2026, and that the city is seeking a contract line-item increase to cover substantial design and engineering overspending.
Gardner City officials said Friday that the Massachusetts MassWorks grant program approved a one-year extension to reimburse expenses for the Rear Main project, moving the reimbursement deadline to June 30, 2026.
The extension matters because the city must submit eligible expenses to MassWorks in order to be reimbursed; without it, the project risked missing the prior fiscal-year cutoff. Director Stevens told the committee the city asked for “a full fiscal year extension… until June thirtieth of 2026,” and that the extra time provides flexibility for weather-dependent work such as colored concrete and…
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