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Brookline reports $220,000 FEMA award; Selectboard sets March 30 bid-opening meeting
Summary
Brookline has received $220,000 from FEMA for an Ellen Ware Road culvert project, with 10% retained by FEMA. Selectboard set a special meeting at 2:00 PM on March 30 to open bids for the culvert and a separate stone arch culvert project; award decisions were deferred to April 1.
The Town of Brookline announced receipt of $220,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Ellen Ware Road culvert project; minutes record that FEMA is withholding 10% of its share. Bids for the Ellen Ware Road project and for the Brookline Stone Arch Culvert on Hill Road must be submitted by March 30 at 2:00 PM.
Chair Mike DeSocio moved to hold a special Selectboard meeting on March 30 at 2:00 PM solely to open bids; Bruce Mello seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The board confirmed it will not award contracts at that special meeting and will consider awarding contracts at the regular Selectboard meeting on April 1, 2026.
The town also noted it has received a 50/50 paving grant for $200,000, which is relevant to upcoming paving contract decisions.
