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Gardner officials plan to redeploy city funds after National Grid cites $873,560 charge for Rear Main project
Summary
City officials were told National Grid’s recent cost breakdown raised the city’s estimated back charges from roughly $260,000 to a nonstandard customer cost of $873,560; the department will prepare a resolution to move previously authorized and unspent project funds to cover the difference and bring it to finance and then the council.
Director Stevens told the Gardner City Economic Community Development Committee on March 11 that a recent, long‑delayed cost breakdown from National Grid shows a nonstandard customer charge of $873,560 for necessary electrical upgrades on the Rear Main Street project, a figure far above the project’s earlier internal estimate of about $260,000.
Stevens said National Grid returned its formal cost components only in February 2026 after roughly three years of back‑and‑forth. He said an additional $26,320 was listed as a system improvement cost that National Grid will pay, but the $873,560 nonstandard cost would fall to the…
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