City Council approves $4 million fire station acquisition for west side.
Marlborough Council unanimously approves $4 million fire station site, enacts floodplain protections. The City Council authorized a $4.05 million acquisition at 40 Locke Drive for a new west side fire station, with $5.09 million in total project funding for land, design, and construction. Council
City Council · Meeting of September 14, 2026
Marlborough Council unanimously approves $4 million fire station site, enacts floodplain protections. The City Council authorized a $4.05 million acquisition at 40 Locke Drive for a new west side fire station, with $5.09 million in total project funding for land, design, and construction. Council President Michael H.
Ossing was authorized to negotiate a friendly takeover agreement subject to due diligence completion. In a single-session passage, the council enacted a comprehensive Floodplain Protection District ordinance incorporating updated Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps and establishing new development restrictions. The council also approved Comcast's underground conduit installation on Donald Lynch Boulevard, accepted a $13,950 emergency management grant for Whitcomb School, and authorized $182,672.35 in Public Safety Revolving Fund spending.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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