Select Board approves $410,538 Lazaro paving deal

Select Board · Meeting of October 20, 2026

MAYNARD — The Select Board heard a consultant's report finding only 6.4 percent of Maynard's curb ramps meet federal accessibility standards, with a full sidewalk fix estimated at $8.8 million. BETA Group senior project manager Tito Sanchez told the board the town inventoried 592 curb ramps and about 30 miles of sidewalk, finding 23 percent of sidewalks in "poor" condition. Closing the gap would require roughly $351,000 a year for 25 years, compared with the $100,000 currently budgeted annually.

A DPW staff member said the town has "missed out on ADA action grants for years because our transition plan was never accepted properly." The board separately voted unanimously to approve a $410,538.25 contract with Lazaro Paving Corporation for fiscal year 2027 paving work, approved a new retail wine and beer license for Barrels and Vines Retail LLC at 6 Nason Street, and renewed a two-year host community agreement with Rivers Natural Healing.

In the full story:

• Consent Agenda and Licensing: Trick-or-Treat, Barrels and Vines, The Hive
• Host Community Agreement Renewal: Rivers Natural Healing
• Contracts: Sika Corporation and Lazaro Paving
• ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan for Town Sidewalks
• Senior Center Planning and Green Meadow School Status
• Correspondence, Minutes, Town Administrator and Board Reports
• Implications and What Is Next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,513 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.