Pepperell Capital Panel Eyes November Town Meeting Push as Roof, Grant Projects Take Shape

Capital Program Committee · Meeting of July 15, 2026

Pepperell Capital Program Committee advances project list toward November Town Meeting with $6.2 million police grant leading the way. Chair David Canale told the committee at its July 15 meeting that the town has secured a $6.2 million two-year grant for interior renovations to the Patriot building at the police department, covering plumbing, electrical work, and an elevator, with construction expected in 2027. An Invitation for Bids on the town hall roof is set to go out the following week, and an informal estimate put the library roof replacement at upward of $800,000.

A library HVAC unit that failed three weeks before the meeting is being replaced at roughly $37,000 to $38,000 net of a $10,000 Mass Save rebate, a cost that pushes the fiscal year 2027 capital budget of $100,000 to at least $116,000 in queued projects. The bandstand was added back to the project list after members identified failed lighting, non-ADA-compliant access ramps, and broken granite posts; Canale said he wants a professional assessment before assigning a cost. The committee's next meeting is set for July 27 at 6 p.m.

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Source: the Capital Program Committee meeting of July 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.