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Ways and Means DPW/Recreation Subcommittee defers votes on two warrant articles.

Ways and Means DPW/Recreation Subcommittee defers warrant votes pending detail. The subcommittee, meeting January 15th, reviewed Article 8 requesting $250,000 re-authorization for the Overlook Park Project after bids exceeded original estimates, and Article 9 seeking $25,000 to match a Disability

Ways & Means · Meeting of January 15, 2026

BURLINGTON — Ways and Means DPW/Recreation Subcommittee defers warrant votes pending detail. The subcommittee, meeting January 15th, reviewed Article 8 requesting $250,000 re-authorization for the Overlook Park Project after bids exceeded original estimates, and Article 9 seeking $25,000 to match a Disability Access Commission donation for a mobile sensory trailer. A $200,000 state grant freed the original Town Common walkway funds for reallocation.

The subcommittee requested detailed breakdowns of both proposals for the full committee's January 21st review and took no votes.

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Source: the Ways & Means meeting of January 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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