Capital committee approves $2,162,536 request list

Capital Improvement Planning Committee · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Foxborough's Capital Improvement Planning Committee approved a $2,162,536 list of capital requests, led by $1 million for the high school turf field. The committee voted 5-0 on a roll call after a finance official said certified free cash is a little over $9.1 million. The list also includes a $50,000 assessor vehicle, a $139,136 brush truck lease payment and $63,400 for a gym divider curtain and PA system.

DPW Director Chris Gallagher presented three requests: $250,000 for Commercial Street and Central Street design, a $305,000 front-end loader and a $355,000 street sweeper. Gallagher said the 1994 loader being replaced is 32 years old.

In the full story:

• FOXBOROUGH — October 27, 2026 —
• Opening and minutes
• Assessor vehicle: $50,000
• Fire department brush truck lease: $139,136
• School requests: gym divider, PA system and turf
• Funding capacity
• Department of Public Works requests
• Deliberation and vote
• What is next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,670 words

Source: the Capital Improvement Planning Committee meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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