CapCom, CPC spending proposals to be aired on March 11

The Capital Planning Committee and the Community Preservation Committee will present their FY25 spending recommendations at a Zoom session on Monday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The session will provide information about the proposals and offer an opportunity for residents to ask questions in advance of the March 23 Annual Town Meeting. Click here for the Zoom link (passcode: 284293).

CapCom is recommending items totaling $1.15 million. Most of those are part of Article 8, while Article 15 specifies $78,648 for town buildings maintenance and Article 16 seeks $63,600 for library maintenance. All but three of the 2o items in Article 8 are under $100,000 apiece; the exceptions are $250,000 for a Department of Public Works loader, $200,000 for Town Office Building lighting controls, and $115,000 for replacing boilers in the Public Safety Building.

The CPC is recommending a total appropriation of $1.74 million for 16 items in Article 9. Those over $100,000 apiece are funds for the Housing Trust ($500,000), a sprinkler system for the Codman Community Farms main barn ($400,000), the Elm Brook battlefield restoration project $150,000), and debt service for the Town Office Building renovation project ($287,460) and the Wang property purchase ($103,550).

The presentations will also be recorded and posted on the town website and available for review before then. For complete Town Meeting materials, including the warrant, procedures, and the Annual Town Report, click here.