Where it stands as of Wed, Mar 18
Town officials canceled current contract bids and removed the $820,000 Atwood site soil remediation request from the Annual Town Meeting warrant, planning to re-bid and present Article 9 at the fall special town meeting.
Every time it came up newest first
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· Capital Improvement and Planning Committee
FY27 capital request update: Atwood site remediation
The chair reported that the Select Board decided not to place the Atwood site remediation request, which involves a water tank, on the upcoming Annual Town Meeting warrant.
- The project had been included on an earlier draft warrant.
- Because it was removed from the warrant for this cycle, no immediate presentation or committee position is required.
Outcome: No action taken; deferred to a future cycle.
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Atwood Road water tank soil remediation
DPW Director Bill Cundiff and consultant Tim Tease presented Option 2 for remediating lead-contaminated soil at the former Atwood Road water tank site. While the cleanup to state standards is estimated between $800,000 and $850,000, the Advisory Committee recommended postponing the appropriation to the fall to allow residents to determine future site uses, prompting officials to cancel current bids and plan a re-bid for fall Town Meeting.
- Option 2 removes roughly 1,000 cubic yards of lead-contaminated soil to achieve an average concentration around 125 parts per million
- Estimated project cost is $800,000 to $850,000, down from original estimates of up to $1.3 million
- Site is exempt from Massachusetts Contingency Plan deadlines because contamination originated from applied paint on the former tank
- Advisory Committee voted 5-0 to recommend postponing funding to the fall special town meeting
- Town will cancel current bids, perform temporary site stabilization this spring, and re-bid in August
Outcome: Town will cancel current contract bids and prepare Article 9 for action at the fall special town meeting.