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Committee reviews capital plan: sidewalks, paving and a $4 million MassWorks award for Surfside
Summary
The committee reviewed the FY26 capital plan, heard that sidewalk funding and paving requests face rising unit costs, and learned the town received a $4,000,000 MassWorks grant that offsets about two‑thirds of the $6.4 million reappropriated to the Surfside project.
The Capital Program Committee received a broad capital improvement update from town staff covering sidewalks, cobblestones, multiuse paths, paving and the Surfside roads project — including a recently awarded state grant.
Drew Patnode, presenting the capital program, said the FY25 sidewalk appropriation has roughly $322,000 remaining and FY26 carries about $1.2 million; his FY27 planning shows priorities for downtown sidewalks, curbing and restoration. He warned unit prices for brick sidewalks and curbing have risen about 30% in two years and that the annual sidewalk budget will not stretch as far as it once did.
Surfside project and grants: staff reported $6.4…
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