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Committee approves minutes, hears lighting hazard report

Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee heard that a 22-year-old lighting system at Yarmouth High School has become a safety hazard. Facilities Director Steve Boescher said staff must manually jump electrical relays to control exterior lights, calling it "a safety problem."

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Government · Capital Planning

Capital Committee Reviews $165,000 in Roof Repairs

Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee reviewed roughly $165,000 in town building roof repairs without taking a funding vote. The committee unanimously approved its September minutes, 5-0, after member Danielle Newcombe asked that her name finally be spelled correctly.

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Government · Capital Planning

Capital Panel Reviews 19 DPW Capital Requests

Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee heard a wastewater effluent recharge request narrowed to $18 million to $25 million, down from an initial $45 million estimate, needed to finish phase-one sewer hookups.

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Government · Capital Planning

Capital Panel Simplifies Budget Request Process

Harwich capital panel simplifies budget forms as debt tops $53.6 million. Town Administrator Jay McGreal told the Capital Outlay Committee that department heads will now fill out detailed project-request forms with vendor estimates only for fiscal 2028, not for years two through five.

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