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Select Board and finance committee remain divided over proposed Acton DPW facility
Summary
Acton Select Board continued a months-long debate over a proposed Department of Public Works facility, with the Select Board pressing to present the project at town meeting and the Finance Committee withholding support over cost and timing concerns.
The Acton Select Board spent substantial time discussing the proposed Department of Public Works facility, including whether to proceed with a debt-exclusion vote this spring or delay for further study.
The Select Board and project staff described a consolidated facility design developed through a feasibility study and later reduced in cost by roughly $4 million. Select Board member Dean said the feasibility work had already evaluated alternative approaches and supported the consolidated plan as the most cost-effective solution. "The feasibility study did the analysis" he said, adding that renovating the existing facility or splitting functions into separate buildings would not be cheaper in the long run.
Why it matters: the DPW building is one of the largest capital requests before voters, will be funded by borrowing subject to a Proposition 2½ debt-exclusion ballot…
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