Public Works Facility Information Meeting April 13 at 10 a.m.

The following is an Open Letter from the Permanent Building Committee regarding the new Town Garage that will be proposed at Town Meeting on April 29. It will also require an approved override vote on April 30. 

A Public Information Meeting will be held TODAY, Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m. at the DPW (55 North Meadows Road/Route 27). 

To Patch Readers...

The Town of Medfield Permanent Building Committee (MPBC) invites you to attend a Public Hearing regarding the proposed Public Works Facility for use by the Department of Public Works (DPW). The intent of this meeting is to furnish residents with information that will be helpful when this matter comes to a vote during the April 29th Town Meeting and at the April 30th debt exclusion vote. It is also an opportunity to have your concerns heard and your questions answered.

The Public Works Facility was approved at the 2011 Town Meeting and failed at the debt exclusion vote. Addressing the town's concerns about the cost of the facility – the PBC  has  reduced the scope by; deleting  two  bays, reducing  the office space by 20%, and decreasing  the size of the heating system and generator. The current DPW facility was built 40 years  ago in 1973.  Since then the town population has increased 39%, the total number of roads has increased 33%, the number of households has increased 66%, the size of our sewer system has increased 1020%  and our water system 113%,  and the number of DPW workers has increased from 9 to 19.

The new DPW facility will increase the life and reduce the fuel consumption of the towns DPW equipment, meet current environmental regulations, protect the health and safety of the DPW workers and protect our aquifer of which we all depend on for our drinking water.

We strongly encourage you to come to this meeting and learn more about the plans for this important asset. 

The PBC also maintains a website where additional information can be found or you can email any questions you might have to info@medfieldpbc.org

Thanks.

Thomas D. Erb, PBC Chairman