Board Awards $37,900 Cemetery Fence Contract

Select Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Dunstable's Select Board leaned toward a one-year override for fiscal 2028 as Swallow Union School's roof repair neared $2 million. Town Administrator Jason Silva said the local share, after a 51 percent MSBA reimbursement, would run about $1 million, adding roughly $120 annually to the average tax bill over a 10-year debt exclusion. Officials estimated a level-service override would push the total FY28 increase to $561 per household, with an investment tier reaching $780.

The board also approved a $37,900 contract with F&F Pro Painting Corp. for the Central Cemetery fence project, approved common victualler and liquor licenses for a new Dunstable Pizza at 207 Pleasant Street, and approved a National Grid pole petition on Pleasant Street Extension. One member said the town is "looking at a one-year override and then another override next year to meet whatever the difference is."

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Neighbor Dispute Over a Dumpster and the Junk Bylaw
• Approval of Minutes and Appointments
• National Grid Pole Petition
• Common Victualler and Liquor License Hearings: Dunstable Pizza
• Central Cemetery Fence Repair Contract
• FY28 Budget and Swallow Union School Roof Replacement
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,506 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.