Finance Committee holds four appropriations pending full review
Gardner Finance Committee approves $10,643.67 DPW gift to Community Action food pantry. The Committee voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of scrap metal proceeds collected over three years by Public Works employees. Mayor Michael Nicholson acknowledged that procedures for future donations
Finance Committee · Meeting of January 28, 2026
Gardner Finance Committee approves $10,643.67 DPW gift to Community Action food pantry. The Committee voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of scrap metal proceeds collected over three years by Public Works employees. Mayor Michael Nicholson acknowledged that procedures for future donations must follow municipal approval requirements, and Councillor Judy Mack emphasized consistent Council review regardless of amount.
Four other measures remained on the agenda: a $35,200.00 fire radio grant match pending timeline review, a $201,000.00 police vehicle appropriation pending fleet inventory submission, two five-year contracts for waste collection and website hosting awaiting documentation, facilities management reorganization pending mayoral proposal refinement, and salt shed debt repayment study continued for timing discussion.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of January 28, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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