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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA
Article: 65
Warrant Article Title:
CAPITAL BUDGET
Warrant Article Text:
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to
defray the expense of purchasing, leasing, or bonding of capital
equipment, infrastructure, buildings or other projects of the Town
or to acquire real property for municipal purposes; to appropriate
a sum of money to fund previously incurred or future Town debt,
to acquire land for said projects where necessary by purchase,
eminent domain taking or otherwise, determine how the money
shall be raised including the possibility of borrowing any or all of
the same, or the transfer of funds from any previous
appropriation, determine how such money shall be expended; or
take any action related thereto.
Requested By:
the Select Board, and at the request of the Town Manager and
the Capital Planning Committee
Report Excerpt:
[Capital Planning Committee] As always, the vote on the Capital
Budget specifically covers Fiscal Year 2027 only, not the Five-
Year Capital Plan. The vote comprises nine separate sections:
1.
To reappropriate unspent funds carried forward from prior
years’ completed projects that were financed by bonds, with
specific dollar amounts;
2.
To pay for the current year new acquisitions or projects
using funds obtained directly from the tax levy (cash), with
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specific dollar amounts;
3.
To pay the debt service on capital acquisitions that were
financed by prior years’ bonds, with specific dollar amounts;
4.
To pay for new acquisitions using sources of funds other
than the tax levy, with specific dollar amounts;
5.
To authorize bonds to pay for new acquisitions, for which
the debt service will be paid for in future fiscal years, with
specific dollar amounts;
6.
To authorize the Town to seek external grants and funds for
capital purposes;
7.
To authorize the carrying-over in the capital budget of any
unspent funds to be used for capital appropriations in future
years;
8.
To authorize the Town Manager, in certain cases and under
certain conditions, to transfer and spend unencumbered
funds that are no longer needed for their original purpose;
and
9.
To offset the capital plan with bond premiums, if available.
We respectfully ask for your approval of Article 65, the Capital
Budget Vote for Fiscal Year 2027, as printed in this report
[The Finance Committee] adopts in its entirety the recommended
vote of the Capital Planning Committee as set forth in the 2026
Annual Town Meeting Report of the Capital Planning Committee,
and further votes to appropriate the sums identified therein for the
capital purposes described; and that such appropriations shall be
funded by transfers from available funds, by amounts raised
through taxation, and/or by borrowing, as set forth in said Report.
Vote Language:
(1) That the sum of $435,658.91 is hereby transferred from
amounts previously appropriated and borrowed under the
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following warrant articles and for the purposes set forth below:
Item
Amount to be
transferred
From Original
Purpose
Warrant
Article
Meeting Date
1.1
$806.23
Capital Outlay
36
5/16/2016
1.2
$450.34
Building
Renovations
58
5/08/2019
1.3
$92,828.54
Building
Renovations
51
5/19/2021
1.4
$91,500.00
Classrooms
38
5/01/2023
1.5
$73.80
Library
Lighting
38
5/01/2023
1.6
$250,000.00
Classrooms
40
5/06/2024
$435,658.91
Total
which amounts are no longer needed to complete the projects for
which they were initially borrowed, to pay costs of the following:
Item
Amount to be
Paid
For New Purpose
1.7
$
435,658.91
Roof Top Units Schools
$ 435,658.91
Total
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as permitted by Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws.
(2) That the sum of $5,069,194 be and hereby is appropriated for
various capital projects and equipment as shown below, and
expended under the direction of the Town Manager:
Item
Amount
Project
Department
2.1
$ 11,250
Poll Pad Replacement
Plan
Clerk's Office
2.2
$ 52,500
Firefighter Protective
Gear
Community
Safety - Fire
2.3
$ 41,000
Overhead Doors -
Highland Station
Community
Safety - Fire
2.4
$ 20,000
Plymovent Conversion
Community
Safety - Fire
2.5
$ 5,830
RAD-57 Carbon
Monoxide Meters
Community
Safety - Fire
2.6
$ 70,000
Vehicle Replacement
- #1023 2014 Ford
Explorer
Community
Safety - Fire
2.7
$ 120,000
Vehicle Replacement
Program
Community
Safety - Police
2.8
$ 75,000
Community Center
WC Lift Replacement
Facilities
2.9
$ 80,000
Elevator Replacement
- Community Safety
Building
Facilities
2.10
$ 25,000
Jarvis House Wall
Replacement
Facilities
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2.11
$ 75,565
Municipal Building
Energy Efficiency
Projects
Facilities
2.12
$ 100,000
Townwide ADA
Accessibility
Upgrades
Facilities
2.13
$ 140,200
APS Instructional
Space Visual Displays
Information
Technology
2.14
$ 167,300
Educator 1:1 Devices
Information
Technology
2.15
$ 125,000
Network Infrastructure
Information
Technology
2.16
$ 40,000
Network Resilience
Information
Technology
2.17
$ 31,200
Paraprofessional
Chromebooks
Information
Technology
2.18
$ 253,100
Student Devices
Information
Technology
2.19
$ 170,000
Town Software
Upgrades &
Standardization
Information
Technology
2.20
$ 45,600
MLN Equipment
Schedule
Library
2.21
$ 50,000
Design and
Engineering
Consultant – Traffic
Calming
Planning
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2.22
$ 226,283
Accessibility
Improvements
(Override 2019)
Public Works –
Highway
2.23
$ 205,000
Mobility Improvements
(Override 2023)
Public Works –
Highway
2.24
$ 67,092
Roadway
Reconstruction
Public Works –
Highway
2.25
$ 551,403
Roadway
Reconstruction
Override 2011
Public Works –
Highway
2.26
$ 20,000
Sander Body
Public Works –
Highway
2.27
$ 65,000
Sidewalk Ramp
Installation
Public Works –
Highway
2.28
$ 634,900
Sidewalks and
Curbstones
Public Works –
Highway
2.29
$ 15,000
Snow Plow
Replacement
Public Works –
Highway
2.30
$ 50,000
Traffic Signal
Upgrades
Public Works –
Highway
2.31
$ 85,000
3/4 Ton Pickup (1
w/Liftgate, 1 w/Plow)
Public Works -
Natural
Resources
2.32
$ 20,000
Enclosed Trailer
Public Works -
Natural
Resources
2.33
$ 20,000
Mower 60" Deck
Public Works -
Natural
Resources
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2.34
$ 40,000
Mower 72" Deck
Public Works -
Natural
Resources
2.35
$ 70,011
Photocopier
Replacement Program
Purchasing
2.36
$ 50,000
ADA Study
Implementation
Program
Recreation
2.37
$ 10,000
Feasibility Study
Recreation
2.38
$ 50,000
Playground Audit and
Safety Improvements
Recreation
2.39
$ 108,160
All Schools - Boilers
Schools
2.40
$ 175,000
All Schools - EMS
Upgrade
Schools
2.41
$ 100,000
All Schools -
Photocopier Lease
Program
Schools
2.42
$ 450,000
All Schools - RTU
Upgrades
Schools
2.43
$ 175,000
All Schools - Security
Updates
Schools
2.44
$ 17,800
All Schools Energy
Conservation Projects
(ECM)
Schools
2.45
$ 100,000
Brackett and Dallin
Sidewalk and
Retaining Walls
Schools
2.46
$ 15,000
Communication
Upgrades
Schools
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2.47
$ 50,000
Ottoson Cafeteria
Stairs
Schools
$ 5,069,194
Total Cash
Expenditure
(3) That the sum of $21,050,232 be and hereby is appropriated
for debt service of the Town, and expended under the
direction of the Town Manager, $20,057,920 of said sum to be
raised by general tax and $219,015 from the Antenna Fund,
$678,028 from capital carryforwards, $65,000 from Recreation
Enterprise Funds, and $30,269 from Rink Enterprise Funds,
for a total of $992,312 to be raised by transfers and capital
carryforwards:
General Fund Debt Service
Total Non Exempt Debt Service
$
7,391,606
Exempt Debt Service
$
12,472,788
New Estimated Debt
$
1,185,838
Total Debt Service Appropriation
$
21,050,232
Less
Antenna Fund
$ (219,015)
Capital Carryforwards
$ (678,028)
Recreation Enterprise
$ (65,000)
Rink Enterprise
$ (30,269)
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Total Other Financing Sources
$
(992,312)
NET General Fund Debt
Service
$
20,057,920
Cash Capital
$
5,069,194
TOTAL NET Capital
Appropriation
$
25,127,114
(4) That the various capital projects and equipment purchases
shown below shall be undertaken and financed by grants or
other funds as shown below, such grants to be expended
under the direction of the Town Manager.
Item
Amount
Project
Department
4.1
$ 150,000
Parmenter
ADA/Bathroom Design
& Upgrades
Facilities
4.2
$ 500,000
Columbarium
Expansion
Public Works -
Cemetery
4.3
$ 1,282,572
Chapter 90 Roadway
Public Works -
Highway
4.4
$ 350,000
Drainage Rehab -
Regulatory Compliance
(Ch-308)
Public Works -
Water/Sewer
4.5
$ 50,000
Hydrant and Valve
Replacement Program
Public Works -
Water/Sewer
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4.6
$ 900,000
Sewer System
Rehabilitation
Public Works -
Water/Sewer
4.7
$ 12,500
Trench Box
Public Works -
Water/Sewer
4.8
$
1,500,000
Water System
Rehabilitation
Public Works -
Water/Sewer
4.9
$
75,000
New Vehicle
Recreation
$
4,820,072
Total Other
Expenditure
(5) That the sum of $6,863,923 be and hereby is appropriated for
extraordinary repairs to public facilities, acquisition of land and
the purchase and installation of equipment and for costs
incidental and related thereto as follows:
Item
Amount
Project
Department
5.1
$ 460,000
Rescue Ambulance
Replacing #1032
Community Safety
- Fire
5.2
$ 300,000
All FD HVAC
Equipment
Replacement
Facilities
5.3
$ 150,000
All Municipal Building
Fire Alarms
Facilities
5.4
$ 125,000
Central Station Exterior
Waterproofing &
Exterior Envelope
Repairs
Facilities
5.5
$ 918,923
Police Cooling Tower
& HVAC Equipment
Facilities
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5.6
$ 250,000
Police Station
Envelope Restoration
Facilities
5.7
$ 600,000
Rink Roof and
Skylights
Facilities
5.8
$ 250,000
Town EV Charging
Infrastructure
Facilities
5.9
$ 300,000
Town Hall Envelope
Restoration
Facilities
5.10
$ 130,000
Vehicle Replacement
Facilities
5.11
$ 700,000
Veterans Memorial
Park
Health & Human
Services
5.12
$ 130,000
1 Ton Dump Truck w-
Plow-Sander
Public Works -
Highway
5.13
$ 285,000
44,000 GVW, 4WD
Truck w-Sander
Public Works -
Highway
5.14
$ 250,000
AHS Football Field
LED Lighting Upgrades
Schools
5.15
$ 600,000
All Schools - Fire
Alarm Upgrade
Schools
5.16
$ 390,000
All Schools -
Playground Renovation
and Upgrades
Schools
5.17
$ 750,000
Gibbs School Roof
Replacement
Schools
5.18
$ 275,000
School Elevator
Upgrades
Schools
$6,863,923
Total Bond
Expenditure
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and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select Board, is
hereby authorized to borrow not exceeding the sum of $6,863,923
under and pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 44 and any other enabling
authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said
sum to be expended under the direction of the Town Manager.
(6) That the Town Manager is authorized and directed to apply
for and accept any further federal, state or other grants that
may be available for any one or more of the foregoing projects
and equipment.
(7) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that monies are
not expended for the purposes delineated above, then the
Comptroller is authorized and directed not to transfer these
excess funds to available funds, but said funds shall remain
and be accounted for in the warrant article pending further
vote of the Town Meeting, except as otherwise provided by
law, and,
(8) That any amounts appropriated under Sections (2 or 5) above
for a particular purpose under any section of Chapter 44 and
not needed for such purpose may be expended by the Town
Manager, with the approval of the Capital Planning
Committee, for any other purpose listed in Sections (2 or 5)
above under the same section of Chapter 44.
(9) That any premium received by the Town upon the sale of any
bonds or notes approved by this vote, less any such premium
applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds
or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by
this vote in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the
General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be
borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount.
Capital Planning Committee Report
