Water Subcommittee Reviews FY27 Budgets and Warrant Articles
The Water and Wastewater Subcommittee reviewed fiscal 2027 budget adjustments and discussed warrant articles for the annual town meeting. The water budget decreased $25,000 while the wastewater budget increased $11,000, with no changes to proposed rate increases.
Water Subcommittee · Meeting of January 22, 2026
IPSWICH — The Water and Wastewater Subcommittee reviewed fiscal 2027 budget adjustments and discussed warrant articles for the annual town meeting. The water budget decreased $25,000 while the wastewater budget increased $11,000, with no changes to proposed rate increases. William M.
Craft moved to support the budgets and rates, provided that further changes do not increase rates. The subcommittee discussed two warrant articles: one proposing $3 million for wastewater system upgrades, the other seeking to repurpose $1 million from a completed project to fund wells rehabilitation. The subcommittee will not pursue a proposed Lynch Well article at the town meeting, as the project cost increased to $5.5 million and required permits have not been approved.
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Source: the Water Subcommittee meeting of January 22, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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