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Selectboard approves Graves Builders contract and allocates $5,000 to trim MERP grant budget

Town of Newbury Board of Selectpersons · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved a contract with Graves Builders as part of the Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP) work after trimming the budget; Chair Culp said William Graves could accommodate up to $264,000, still $5,000 above goal, and the Board allocated $5,000 from the Building Reserve Fund.

Chair Susan Culp reported on negotiations with William Graves to reduce the Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP) contract budget. Culp said Graves "is able to accommodate as far as $264,000 which is still $5,000 higher than hoped." The Board approved the contract with Graves Builders and allocated $5,000 from the Building Reserve Fund to cover the remaining balance.

The Board recorded the allocation as an explicit use of reserves to meet the contract price. No further budget details or contract line-item changes were provided in the minutes; the contract approval moves the MERP work forward under the selected contractor.