Finance Committee defers DPW building vote pending full warrant review.
Finance Committee defers vote on $25 million DPW facility. Committee Chair Joseph King and members, meeting jointly with the Select Board and Capital Budget Committee on March 19, discussed a streamlined building proposal following a March 4 facility tour but declined to formally approve or reject
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 19, 2026
STERLING — Finance Committee defers vote on $25 million DPW facility. Committee Chair Joseph King and members, meeting jointly with the Select Board and Capital Budget Committee on March 19, discussed a streamlined building proposal following a March 4 facility tour but declined to formally approve or reject it until warrant articles are finalized before the May 4 Annual Town Meeting. The committee noted the Select Board voted 5-0 in favor and cited the project as the town's largest capital undertaking, requesting clarification on current facility disposition costs and their impact on taxpayers.
A revised operating budget reflecting $2 million in school insurance savings reduces the overall town budget increase to 1.5 percent and frees $315,000 to fund a six-wheel dump truck from the Capital Investment Fund rather than through borrowing.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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