Finance Committee approves Rear Main Street electrical cost overrun
Gardner Finance Committee approved redeployment of Rear Main Street project funds to cover National Grid's $922,357.33 electrical work overrun. The panel voted 2 to 0, with one abstention, to redirect savings from completed subsurface remediation and $449,412.82 in unexpended Wilkens Road funds
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 31, 2026
Gardner Finance Committee approved redeployment of Rear Main Street project funds to cover National Grid's $922,357.33 electrical work overrun. The panel voted 2 to 0, with one abstention, to redirect savings from completed subsurface remediation and $449,412.82 in unexpended Wilkens Road funds toward the cost, which was more than 3.5 times the original $260,000 estimate from March 2023. The committee unanimously advanced newly hired City Auditor Karen Butler to Step 2 of the salary schedule based on 7.5 years of prior experience, and approved a $3,588 transfer for interim auditing services.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 31, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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