Fire Station Renovation Committee endorses $17.5M project cost for Select Board review
Fire Station Renovation Committee endorses $17.5M project cost ahead of town meeting. Co-chairs Eric Balles and Greg Zurlo confirmed committee consensus on the estimate, which includes all four add alternates and a new roof, with a 6.5 percent contingency based on 15 years of contractor
Fire Station Building Renovation Committee · Meeting of May 4, 2026
CARLISLE — Fire Station Renovation Committee endorses $17.5M project cost ahead of town meeting. Co-chairs Eric Balles and Greg Zurlo confirmed committee consensus on the estimate, which includes all four add alternates and a new roof, with a 6.5 percent contingency based on 15 years of contractor performance. Fire Chief Bryan Sorrows expressed confidence in the contingency structure, noting anticipated scope changes in landscaping were likely neutral cost.
A Department of Environmental Protection determination expected within weeks would avoid a nine-month public well permitting delay by confirming no public water supply is required. The committee rescheduled its May 11 meeting to May 12 at 3:30 p.m. to incorporate Planning Board outcomes before presenting the final recommendation to the Select Board the same day, ahead of the May 18 town meeting.
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Source: the Fire Station Building Renovation Committee meeting of May 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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