What: Conversion of the former retail building into a senior center and community center, with a large flexible community room, kitchen and veterans space; the pool is being repaired in the same building.
Where it stands: design tweaks are being finalized this fall after community engagement sessions; bids are expected in early 2027 and a firm cost would go to Town Meeting in March 2027. The Select Board decides what is in the base bid and what are alternates (elevator and stair, generator, large community room, extra program rooms).
Log
2026-09-14 - Council on Aging - Architect presented the design and alternates; council members favored including the elevator in phase one; doing the work together could save roughly 20 to 30 percent.
2026-09-22 - Select Board - Final public engagement session held; cost estimates expected in four to six weeks; phased appraisal approach agreed, aiming for Annual Town Meeting 2027.
2026-08-24 - Multi-Generational Community Center Information Session - First public engagement session: design of the whole first floor presented, alternates (interior elevator and stair, two program rooms, rear ramp, generator) to be priced and ranked, strong resident support for the elevator, questions about the pool and tax impact; bids targeted for early 2027 ahead of March Town Meeting (from auto-captions).
2026-08-20 - Advisory Finance Committee - Municipal building committee expected to meet soon with the Select Board; project aimed at the March town meeting (from auto-captions).