McTaggart Pond Dam Removal

At a glance

• What: Order 172-26 would accept a $2,979,000 state Energy and Environmental Affairs Eco One Stop grant for removing the McTaggart Pond dam and restoring Phillips Brook. The Finance Committee recommended it be adopted.
• Related: order 173-26, a $133,700 grant for a feasibility study of the Overlook Reservoir dam; order 174-26, $150,000 for design of the Ashby West Road culverts.
• Outcome: not known; the November 4 vote has not been verified.

Sources

• City Council agenda, November 4, 2026: https://www.fitchburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11042026-5469

Log

2026-11-04 - City Council Meeting

Orders 172-26, 173-26 and 174-26 on the agenda, each recommended "Be Adopted".