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Water Commission extends Massport intern employment

Water Commission approved extending Massport intern through August using operating budget. Staff reported the intern, who exhausted a 76-hour grant-funded allotment, significantly increased meter-installation productivity. The department completed $35,000 in cybersecurity upgrades to the Water

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Government · Water Commission

Water Commissioners Approve Smart Meter Portal

The Water Commissioners unanimously approved the Neptune 360 smart meter customer portal beginning July 1st. Commissioners Stephen Gladstone, Patrick Lawler, and Matthew Bio voted to implement the system at no cost through June 2027, with annual costs of $6,952 beginning in FY28. Water

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Government · Water Commission

Water Commission approves 13 percent rate increase for fiscal 2027

Lincoln Water Commission votes on 13% rate hike for fiscal 2027. Chair Stephen Gladstone oversaw unanimous approval of the increase, which applies uniformly to base rates and consumption charges. The Commission also approved an abatement for a Winter Street property, reducing a $33,000 bill to

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Government · Water Commission

Water Commissioners advance FY27 budget with 13% rate increase

Lincoln Water Commissioners heard a $2.8 million Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal with a 13 percent user rate increase. Superintendent Richard Nolli cited debt service growth of 119 percent ($475,000), driven by the Bedford and Lincoln Road water main projects and a smart meter deployment program.

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Government · Water Commission

Water Commission proposes 13 percent rate hike for fiscal year 2027.

Lincoln Water Commissioners propose 13 percent user rate increase for fiscal 2027 following 10 percent hike in prior year. Water Superintendent Richard Nolli attributed the increase to a 119 percent spike in debt service stemming from the $8.4 million Bedford and Lincoln Road Water Main project and

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