Capital Panel Approves $29,850 Boiler Replacement

Capital Planning · Meeting of October 29, 2026

Paxton's Capital Improvement Planning Committee approved a $29,850 replacement boiler for the Public Safety Complex. Fire Chief Mike Pingitore told the panel one of the building's two boilers failed last month and the remaining unit has been running "pretty hard" through recent cold mornings. The accepted bid was the lowest of five received, which ranged up to $44,964, with installation expected by late November or early December.

The purchase will be funded by cutting into the fire department's purchase-services and building-maintenance line items and the cable budget rather than the town's reserve fund or a special town meeting, with a precise funding breakdown to be reported back to the committee. A member identified only as Neil argued proposed, unadopted bylaws require identifying a funding source before approval. The committee also voted to enter executive session over two Open Meeting Law complaints naming the committee.

In the full story:

• Boiler Replacement and the Public Safety Complex
• Executive Session Over Open Meeting Law Complaints
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,458 words

Source: the Capital Planning meeting of October 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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