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Capital Program Committee

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Aug 21, 2026

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Stormwater Project Added to Capital Recommendations

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Stormwater Project Added to Capital Recommendations

The committee unanimously recommended including a corrected $330,000 Bunker Road stormwater improvement request in its final capital recommendations report.

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Briefing

Jan 30, 2026

Committee Advances Capital Project Recommendations

The committee reviewed capital requests totaling $56 million above the average and $9 million within one standard deviation, debated projects including a $500,000 fertilizer request and $1 million for coastal resiliency, and voted to move the Nevens debris removal request above the standard-deviation threshold.

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Briefing

Jan 15, 2026

Our Island Home Project Advances to Warrant

The committee decided to place the Our Island Home skilled nursing facility project on the 2026 warrant, with closure estimated at $3.2 million if the project does not pass. Members will review an independent 10-year financial pro forma before finalizing the recommendation. The committee also planned about $1 million in sidewalk work and $2.2 million in roadway paving for spring and summer 2026.

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Briefing

Dec 17, 2025

Committee Weighs Stadium and Coastal Projects

Members discussed a proposed Vito Capizzo stadium renovation estimated at $25.5 million, including synthetic turf and a polyurethane track, and emphasized phasing the work to manage annual costs. The committee also reviewed water-quality concerns at Sesachacha Pond and the need to preserve Coastal Resilience Fund support for long-term infrastructure planning.

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Briefing

Dec 9, 2025

Committee Refines Capital Request Rankings

The committee reviewed roughly $100 million in capital requests and refined how projects will be scored and prioritized before the upcoming fiscal-year recommendations. Members must complete their rankings by January 11 so staff can calculate results and prepare a report for review by the Finance Committee and Select Board.

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Briefing

Dec 4, 2025

Capital Committee Reviews Housing Funding Plans

The committee reviewed a $7 million placeholder for the first phase of modular municipal employee housing, while noting that modular construction alone could cost about $4 million plus design, engineering and site work. It also reported $3.8 million in authorized but unspent coastal resilience funds and agreed to provide a detailed spending report.

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Briefing

Nov 20, 2025

School and PFAS Projects Reviewed

The committee reviewed a $603,000 proposal to replace outdated school network switches and a $157,750 Wi-Fi access-point upgrade, while also discussing a PFAS wastewater project that has spent $900,000 on sampling and has a $400,000 pilot-planning budget.

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Briefing

Nov 18, 2025

Nantucket Reviews Major Sewer and Stormwater Projects

The committee directed staff to document the risk that delays in funding or authorization could remove the Somerset Needs Area project from the state’s intended-use plan for 0% financing. The project is about 40% designed, with $43.3 million listed for construction in the capital agenda.

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Briefing

Nov 13, 2025

Airport Capital Needs and Employee Housing Reviewed

The committee reviewed a $900,000 supplemental request for new aircraft hard stands at Gates 1 and 2A, along with numerous airport equipment, drainage, terminal, and environmental projects. The agenda also listed a $6.16 million FY27 employee-housing townhouse construction request, but no final capital request approval was recorded.

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Briefing

Nov 6, 2025

Employee Housing Proposal Heads Toward Town Meeting

The committee discussed a proposal to develop municipal employee housing on Waitt Drive, with a FY27 capital request of $7 million listed in the agenda. The project would begin with one lot and aim to address a 45-person vacancy list and the need for 25 to 35 bedrooms.

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Briefing

Oct 23, 2025

Solid Waste Scale Project Moves Forward

The committee directed staff to advance engineering, permitting, design, and site planning for a second solid-waste facility scale, estimated at about $1.7 million, using remaining appropriation.

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Briefing

Oct 16, 2025

Committee Reviews Major Capital Projects

The committee reviewed a $700,000 plan to repurpose tennis court project savings for bathing beach building improvements, including accessible bathrooms and a concession stand. It also examined $1.2 million in supplemental design funding for a new DPW facility estimated at $80 million, along with road, sidewalk, bike path, parking lot, generator, septic, and garage door projects.

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Briefing

Sep 25, 2025

Committee Reviews School Capital Needs

The committee identified the elementary school playground, school bleachers, kitchen equipment, and building improvements as high-priority needs for further capital planning. It also discussed replacing 120 school radios over three years; the related capital plan lists $133,000 for two-way radio replacement.

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Briefing

Sep 18, 2025

Coastal resilience plans seek long-term funding

The agenda listed $421.65 million in Coastal Resiliency Plan capital requests through FY36, while the committee discussed how projects planned through 2070 can remain flexible as conditions change. No project funding approval was recorded in the minutes.

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Briefing

Sep 16, 2025

Committee Reviews Major Capital Requests

The committee reviewed, but did not approve, FY27 capital requests including $1 million for two compact fire engines, $560,000 in information technology projects, and $5.4 million for seasonal employee dormitory improvements.

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