Auburn fire station panel approves $1.26 million in contractor payments

Other Committee · Meeting of July 7, 2026

Auburn fire station committee approves $1.26 million in payments, weighs a cheaper traffic-signal fix. Left Field project representative Joe Sullivan reported footings and foundations are largely complete despite summer heat, with a building permit expected within the week. The committee unanimously approved requisition number one for $486,411.83 and requisition number two, not to exceed $772,985.93, bringing the contractor's net payment to $1,259,397.76 after retainage.

Fire Chief Coleman told members that adding a traditional Opticom traffic emitter at Washington and Prospect streets would trigger a MassDOT-mandated intersection overhaul costing "somewhere between one and a half to two million dollars." Coleman is instead pursuing a GPS-based system called Glance, already used at 15 Auburn intersections, quoted at $175,000 to switch the department's 25 vehicle units, with town counsel to review whether the swap stays within the project's approved budget scope.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of July 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.