Irrigation upgrade for town golf course faces scope and cost questions as CPC seeks revised numbers

The committee revisited the golf-course irrigation proposal and outstanding questions left after an earlier staff presentation. Members asked for a complete cost number and a clearer scope: whether the current project is a change in scope from the original article or simply a cost increase for the same work.

Grant and others pressed staff to provide revised applications and final bids where available. The CPC noted several outstanding technical questions from the prior visit — including specifications for a pump, whether SVT (state/local review) approvals are required, and how the project would affect the CPC’s revolving fund analysis.

Committee members said that if scope has changed materially, proponents should expect a substantially revised warrant article; otherwise, they should explain how the alternate scope satisfies what town meeting previously authorized. The CPC will request a full revision with final numbers and any approvals needed before considering the article for a vote or recommending its inclusion on a future warrant.