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The Infrastructure Committee and Board of Public Works held a joint meeting on October 22, 2026 (the transcript states October 2, 2026) at 5:30 PM at 848 West Hall Street. The meeting focused on the DPW Garage Project, with updates from Left Field and approval of invoices and contracts. Attendees included commissioners, aldermen, and city staff.
DPW Garage Project Update: Joe Sullivan (Left Field) reported that a kickoff meeting was held with the construction manager, architect, and city to establish protocols. The project will proceed with demolition of the fire training facility and two hoop buildings; rail cars have been removed. The scale house will remain. No staff relocation to trailers is needed; construction personnel only. The building will be heated by landfill gas. Site mobilization is expected in early November 2026, with substantial completion in June 2028. Commissioner questions confirmed that operations will not be interrupted.
Future Meeting Schedule: The committee discussed the need for monthly meetings. Alderman Dowd suggested November 24 (Tuesday) due to Thanksgiving week, while Commissioner Greg proposed November 19. Alderman Johnson requested meetings not start before 5:30 PM. The committee agreed to poll members and coordinate with administrative services to set the next date.
Thank you very much. I've got a call to order a joint meeting of the Committee of Infrastructure with the Board of Public Works. It's being held today Thursday, October 2nd, 2026 at 5.30 PM at 848 West Hall Street, and duly noted in two places, including the city's website in accordance with requirements of RSA 91-A semicolon two, room number two. Sure. Commissioner Paul Shea. Present. Commissioner June Lemon. Present. Commissioner Matthew Greg. Here. Commissioner Manny Aspedia? Here. Mayor Jim Doncus, not here. Um Alderman at large Alicia Greg is here. Alderman Paula Johnson. Present. Alderwoman Benja Falata Smith. Not here. Alderman uh Richard Dowd. Present. Vice Chair. Alderman at large, Michael O'Brien. Present. Okay, and then also in attendance, we have Tim Cummings, Administrative Service Director. Uh Lisa Foto, Director of Public Works, and Joe Sullivan from Left Field. You have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, I have eight in attendance right before them. Okay. Uh the mayor has uh other business to attend to this evening is a busy dude. So uh also too, uh hoping that we'll have uh all the ones uh join us, you know. Okay. She sometimes says uh I'll declare a quorum and uh we'll get into general introductory remarks. I don't really have anything, so I'll look at uh service director to administrative sheriff's direct. Well uh thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh I'm excited to be here this evening because it's been a long time coming to be able to make a report to you into the general public that we should be in good stead to move this project to a new phase where we're bringing the project uh under construction. Um I will not steal our OPM's thunder this evening, uh in terms of giving more of a report, but I did want to just uh thank not just this body but uh the Board of Alderman at large um and uh the general public for all their assistance and help in in in getting us to to where we are now. So uh thank you uh Mr. Chairman, and I believe you have some uh traditional um duties to to unfold to before we move on to our project update. Very good, and that we do. And so now I'll open it up to public comment. Uh seeing nobody, I will close public comment. I will now open up approval of minutes. Do I have a motion? Yes, I'd like to make a motion to approve the minutes of the August 27th, 2026 meeting. Okay, and that comes from Alderman Alicia Gray and not her husband.