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Committee approves $5.16 million FY27 capital recommendation; unanimous roll-call vote
Summary
The Capital Improvement Planning Committee unanimously approved a FY27 capital recommendation totaling $5,161,000, with $1,216,000 from Free Cash and $3,945,000 bonded. The vote followed a revision that added $15,000 for tree planting.
The Capital Improvement Planning Committee voted to approve the Town Administrator's FY27 capital recommendation on Jan. 29, 2026. Richard G. Wells, Jr., Select Board member and committee chair, moved the motion; John Folcarelli, Library Trustee, seconded and the motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting Yes.
The approved FY27 package totals $5,161,000, split between $1,216,000 in non‑bonded capital funded by Free Cash and $3,945,000 in bonded capital. The Town Administrator, Nicholas Milano, revised the recommendation during the meeting to add $15,000 for tree planting, raising the Free Cash tree allocation to $40,000. The revisions left the overall FY27 recommendation at the revised total.
Committee members reviewed the recommendation and discussed debt timing and operating-budget impacts before taking the vote. Dr. Elizabeth Carroll, a member of the School Committee, raised concerns about the timing and sequencing of projects eligible for the Community Preservation Fund, noting that routing those projects first to the Community Preservation Committee could introduce delays and require earlier planning.
The committee recorded the vote as: Dee: Yes; Dexter: Yes; Folcarelli: Yes; Wells: Yes; Carroll: Yes; McCarthy: Yes; Davis: Yes; Hale: Yes; Hiss: Yes. The committee will address any remaining items (including enterprise funds) at a subsequent meeting and expects departmental follow-ups where needed.
