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Staff Report

Town Manager Tony Marino provided updates on several ongoing projects in Winthrop to the town council this week.

Marino said the Revere Street TIP project continues as they work on switching over to the new traffic lights and installing solar controls on the streetlights so that they go off during the daytime hours. The curb and concrete work will resume in the spring, he added.

Work on the new fire station continues as architectural firm Kaestle Boos continues to work on the design plans, and the demolition has begun on the Old Middle School and the auditorium.

“We have received two resident concerns over vibration, and the contractor has been monitoring the seismic sensors and they have been within acceptable limits to date,” said Marino.

The town has also taken steps to look at state budget earmarks for the old middle school demolition.

“As promised at the last meeting, the letter to the Executive Office of Administration and Finance requesting that the State fund the two budget earmarks in the Affordable Homes Act and the Mass Leads programs … be used for the demolition of the old middle school and auditorium and infrastructure improvements,” Marino stated. “The Affordable Homes Act earmark was for $2,000,000 and the Mass Leads earmark was $1,000,000. We will follow up our contacts at the Executive Office of Administration and Finance to find out if our request is approved.”

In other news, Marino said the administrative office has begun the initial work on the Fiscal Year ‘27 Budget and has started to receive budget and capital plan requests from the town’s department heads. “We look forward to working with the Town Council and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Finance during the upcoming FY27 budget cycle,” Marino stated.

Finally, Marino noted that dredging work continues at Fishermen’s Bend. The work is being done by Northeast Mosquito, and the dredging material will be hauled away by town public works crews.