Scituate Select Board Meeting - 11-10-2026

The Scituate Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026, approved Change Order No. 5 for the town’s water treatment plant project, totaling $725,158.89. The work covers building and site modifications, pipe supports, changes required by unexpected conditions at the existing rotary site, and design rework. The project team said the contractor, Mthun Construction, had offered a $65,000 credit for the rotary-site work, and Woodard & Curran would offset costs associated with the rework. The board approved the change order; the request includes a 90-day extension to substantial completion, while final completion remains scheduled for June 8, 2027. Four prior change orders totaled about $1.14 million, and approval would leave roughly $1.1 million in contingency.

In the FY28 budget discussion, the town administrator said the capital budget includes replacement police ballistic vests and police-vehicle video hardware and software; no amounts were provided. The proposed budget also removes funding for a police cruiser and takes approximately $50,000 in library technology purchases out of the library’s operating budget, with a possible separate budget article to address that one-time need. The administrator proposed establishing a recreation enterprise fund that would move about $187,000 in full-time salaries from the general fund to program fees, with no fee impact anticipated. No other contract awards or bid approvals were identified.