Capital panel readies $350,000 free cash request

Capital Program Committee · Meeting of October 15, 2026

PEPPERELL — The Capital Program Committee reviewed a $350,000 free cash or stabilization request bound for the Nov. 7 Town Meeting. Town Administrator Andrew MacLean said the Select Board and Finance Committee had advanced the article, which covers town hall painting and roof work, police locker rooms and a public restroom, and a COA generator. The town hall painting base bid is $130,000, and the $87,500 police roof was left out pending state grant work.

The committee also heard that a fire pumper listed at $1.6 million could cost nearer $1.3 million. "Nobody's going to want to hold hands with a 34-year-old pumper," one member said. Members voted to adjourn.

In the full story:

• Opening business and roll call
• The $350,000 warrant update
• Fire pumper financing
• Why the larger request moved to spring
• Capital database
• Review of the Town Meeting presentation
• Cost figures
• Logistics and procedure
• Adjournment and next meeting
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,451 words

Source: the Capital Program Committee meeting of October 15, 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.