Capital Planning Committee marks truck replacement as DPW top priority
Capital Planning Committee · Meeting of February 26, 2026
STOW — Capital Planning Committee vets FY27 capital requests, prioritizes equipment spending. The committee, comprised of S. Jelinek, D.
Arsenault, E. DeLuca, and J. Toole, marked the $100,000 Crew Chief pickup truck replacement as the Public Works Department's top priority among roughly $900,000 in FY27 capital requests.
Other DPW priorities include a $45,000 radio system upgrade for town-wide coverage, a $70,000 Evelyn Road resurfacing, and a $13,000 Windstorm Blower purchase. The committee deferred the $350,000 Sudbury Road bridge preservation project pending completion of a design, while the Conservation Commission's $1 million Rock Bottom Farm conservation restriction request remains uncertain pending ongoing appraisal discussions.
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Source: the Capital Planning Committee meeting of February 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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