Select Board awards $328,676 contract for wastewater plant repairs
Sturbridge Select Board awards $328,676 wastewater repair contract, adopts new rates.
Select Board · Meeting of May 5, 2026
Sturbridge Select Board awards $328,676 wastewater repair contract, adopts new rates. The board, meeting without Chair Jamie Goodwin, unanimously approved the RJ Forbes contract to repair the treatment plant's PTU No. 1 clarifier, funded through a 2025 town meeting article and an April 27 special town meeting article. Members also codified FY26 water rates of $9.39 per 100 cubic feet and sewer rates of $17.78 per 100 cubic feet, with the town administrator warning "I would not be candid if I didn't say that I think we will still see increases." The board separately approved a $15,000 PARE Corporation contract to begin concept planning for the town's 220-acre Dowdy Road property, appointed Ricky Simino as a part-time police officer at $38.39 an hour, and upgraded Pine Lake RV Resort's pub to an all-alcohol license.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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