City Council 10-27-26

The Medford City Council meeting on October 27, 2026, included several capital and infrastructure spending decisions. The Council approved $45,470 from the Capital Stabilization Fund for a second set of turnout gear for 10 new firefighters and $200,000 for continued soil remediation, testing, waste disposal, and reporting through 2028 at 448 High Street. It also approved a $57,870 reappropriation from the Roberts Elementary School accelerated repair project to cover feasibility-study costs for the Brooks and Missituck school projects. Two sidewalk-injury settlements of $5,000 each were presented for approval. Comcast Cable’s petition to install approximately 273 feet of underground conduit, two manholes, and a vault near 75 Riverside Avenue was referred to the Community Development Board; the petition was not approved at this meeting. The Council also discussed possible City Hall chamber renovations planned for summer 2027, but no budget or procurement decision was made.