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CIAC endorses $125,000 match for emergency operations center planning grant
Summary
The committee approved putting $125,000 in matching funds toward a state‑funded emergency operations center program/design study; the full build cost was discussed as potentially larger and would require separate approval later.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee approved recommending that the town commit $125,000 — a 25 percent match — to secure a roughly $500,000 state earmark for planning, programming and initial design work for a new emergency operations center.
Committee members said the $125,000 is for design and program development, not construction: committee discussion noted the eventual building could cost substantially more (presenter cited possible total project costs around $2 million). The CIAC framed the $125,000 as matching funds to obtain the state allocation for design work only; any later construction funding would require separate Town Meeting action.
The committee voted unanimously to include the match as an advisory recommendation in its report to the Finance Committee and Select Board.
