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Acton unveils 10‑year capital plan and asks Select Board for FY27 prioritization; board leans to low‑3% spending increase
Summary
Town staff presented a $115M 10‑year Capital Improvement Plan and preliminary FY27 budget outlook. The Select Board signaled support for a modest total spending increase in the low‑3% range, urged prioritizing IT and human services staffing, and asked staff to identify which capital projects could be deferred or funded differently.
Town staff presented Acton’s 10‑year Capital Improvement Plan on Nov. 17, outlining roughly $115.4 million of projects over the next decade and a menu of short‑, mid‑ and long‑term needs.
Tom (planning/CIP lead) described facility and infrastructure inventories (about 250,000 square feet across ~20 buildings and 146 miles of roadway), a rolling fleet of roughly 196 vehicles, and a project list that includes Town Hall HVAC remediation and emergency power ($2.75M after grant), fire apparatus replacements, DPW final design and construction options to reuse and add mechanical/fleet facilities, complete‑streets corridors, bridges and culverts,…
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