Scituate Select Board Meeting - 10-27-2026

The Scituate Select Board meeting on October 27, 2026, included several procurement and infrastructure matters. The board awarded a South River dredging-permitting and bathymetric-survey contract to GZA GeoEnvironmental for $226,265; the transcript identifies it as the low bid and records a unanimous vote. The board also considered Phase One of a water-supply expansion feasibility study, selecting Woodard & Curran for a $49,655 contract following an RFP and interviews. For seawall repairs, staff recommended Folsom Corporation, with a stated project amount of $500,377 and an estimated FEMA share of 50–75%; the transcript’s motion and vote details are unclear. The town also discussed procuring an in-stock plow truck using $57,600 authorized at Town Meeting after an earlier vehicle was damaged, but the transcript does not capture a vendor or clear award vote. A $15,000 donation for a water-bottle filling station at the high school basketball courts was presented for acceptance.

The Town Administrator said the FY28 budget presentation was postponed while the financial forecast was revised. Other actions included approval of a restaurant liquor, common victualler, and entertainment license transfer, and a unanimous vote to update traffic regulations and schedules. Public works updates covered ongoing school-area force-main work, basketball-court construction, and repairs to the bait house; the South River work discussed is preliminary permitting and survey work, not authorization to dredge. The meeting also noted a municipal electricity aggregation plan, with no formal approval required.