The Town of Templeton Capital Improvements Committee voted in December 2025 to approve its FY2027 capital report and a capital plan through FY2032, finalizing funding recommendations and timing for major equipment and vehicle replacements.

Chairman Justice Graves opened the meeting and led the committee through edits to the draft report before a final vote. The committee agreed to state in the report that "this estimate was used because an approved working capital budget was not determined prior to this report," adopting a conservative working-capital planning figure of $200,000 for FY2027.

Committee members reviewed department-submitted schedules for equipment and vehicle needs. The committee examined a lease proposal for a front‑end loader (an initial down payment identified in the materials as $4,000, followed by multi‑year payments and a nominal balloon payment) and modeled a rounded annual payment of about $6,500 for planning purposes. Members also placed the police and fire vehicle replacement schedules into the FY2029–FY2032 columns and added sewer vehicle replacements earlier in the plan as departments requested.

The fire department materials showed that Engine 2 and Ladder 1 are ‘‘past their prime’’ with two‑to‑three‑year build and delivery timelines; the ambulance replacement was flagged as likely costing more than $1.5 million, which committee members said would require funding sources beyond ambulance receipts. The committee agreed to include those vehicles in the multi‑year plan to ensure the Select Board and the town administrator see the likely timing and need.

The committee discussed a Parks & Recreation skate‑park request that had been on last year’s capital plan. Members noted that Parks & Recreation acknowledged receipt of the committee’s request to present but did not come prepared; the chair moved to carry the skate‑park request forward for FY2028 and the motion failed after a roll call. Justice Graves said the item could be reintroduced if the department presents complete cost and scope details in the future.

With the amendments and additions for police, fire and sewer items, the committee then voted to approve the FY2027 capital report and the FY2027–FY2032 capital improvement plan. "I will update everything, and then a final report will be submitted to the Select Board," Justice Graves said, adding he planned to deliver copies for the Select Board presentation scheduled on Monday.

The vote to approve the final report was recorded as unanimous among the four members present. The committee also approved previously amended meeting minutes and set logistics for finalizing outstanding minutes at the next meeting. The meeting record in the transcript ends while the roll call to adjourn was underway and does not include the complete adjournment vote.