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Selectmen press for clearer multi‑year capital plan after finding repeated and unclear line items
Summary
Board reviewed the town’s 2027–2036 multi‑year capital improvement plan and flagged repeated/unclear entries (e.g., the same golf-cart and picnic-table amounts listed multiple years). Members agreed to seek clarifications from submitters and may hold a quick special meeting to tidy the plan prior to the town meeting.
The Board of Selectmen reviewed the town’s latest multi‑year capital improvement plan (MYCIP) for 2027–2036 and raised questions about data quality and line‑item clarity.
Board members said many outer‑year edits were reasonable but pointed to multiple entries that appear to be duplicated across years without explanation. One member cited a six‑person golf cart listed at "$2,500" in several years and asked whether those figures reflected separate purchases, payments, rentals or an input mistake. Members also questioned recurring small entries for picnic tables and a stage project that showed a $100,000‑level figure split across years in ways that lacked narrative explanation.
The board emphasized that the MYCIP is intended to provide a logical snapshot of anticipated capital costs, not an obligation to spend. Several members said they preferred to get clarifications from submitters—Richard was asked to come in to explain his department’s entries—rather than approve a plan with obvious anomalies. One member suggested a special meeting, by phone if necessary, to resolve outstanding questions before the town meeting.
No final approval was taken at the meeting; the board agreed to request clearer narratives from submitters, to circulate corrected drafts promptly and to aim for an approved capital plan in time for the town meeting.
