Finance Committee reviews water rate increase proposal, $3M infrastructure borrowing
Finance Committee reviews water rate increase, $3M infrastructure borrowing. Director of Public Works Justin DeMarco presented fiscal 2027 water and sewer enterprise fund budgets to the committee, citing declining consumption but rising fixed costs and employee benefits necessitating a rate
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 30, 2026
MAYNARD — Finance Committee reviews water rate increase, $3M infrastructure borrowing. Director of Public Works Justin DeMarco presented fiscal 2027 water and sewer enterprise fund budgets to the committee, citing declining consumption but rising fixed costs and employee benefits necessitating a rate increase. A lightning strike at Maynard's Rockland water facility reduced town capacity, further stressing reserves.
The committee reviewed multiple water articles for April's Annual Town Meeting, including Article V to authorize $3 million borrowing for infrastructure design and Article W to direct a $152,000 PFAS settlement transfer to the Water Improvement Fund.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 30, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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