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Acton Select Board and Finance Committee Split Over $29.8M DPW Replacement Plan
Summary
Select Board members and residents urged approval of a new Department of Public Works facility ahead of Town Meeting, while the Finance Committee flagged timing and cost risks including tariffs and market volatility.
Acton voters will decide soon whether to authorize a debt-excluded borrowing for a replacement Department of Public Works facility after a public-comment period at a Finance Committee meeting highlighted divergent recommendations from town leaders.
Alyssa Nickel, a member of the Acton Select Board and a School Street resident, told the Finance Committee that the Select Board unanimously recommends the project while “the finance committee unanimously does not recommend.” She said the project previously won voter support for design funding and that “it is absolutely necessary to replace a 55 year old building that does not meet current codes and regulations, and this is the right facility to meet the town's needs.”
Why it matters: the committee heard…
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