CPC backs $648,945 track payoff and six projects

Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of March 9, 2026

GROTON — The Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend that Town Meeting pay off the Middle School track balance and fund six projects. Members backed using $648,945 from unallocated reserve for the payoff, recorded as a unanimous voice vote. They also recommended $233,923 for the Boutwell playground, $100,000 for the housing trust, $99,000 for Cutler Field, $72,829 for a housing coordinator, $9,850 for Prescott School electrical work and $2,500 for a pollinator pathway.

The committee recommended Cal Pond carry no anticipated fiscal 2027 cost to the CPC. One member warned the project could otherwise become "the most important thing that the Town is dealing with" until its loan is paid. Members also approved fiscal 2027 allocations totaling $1,135,000.

In the full story:

• The Full Story
• The committee then voted on projects one at a time. The recommendations were
• Later, members discussed how to handle questions at Town Meeting. One member stressed the committee's neutrality
• Why It Matters
• Key Motions & Votes
• Source
• Groton's community access TV: Community Preservation Committee meeting, March 9, 2026
• The complete report: 893 words

Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of March 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.