DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE DISCUSSES $16 MILLION WATER PROJECT, HARBOR DREDGING
Downtown Improvement Committee hears updates on major water and harbor infrastructure projects. DPW presented the Lincoln Street well PFAS treatment project requiring a $16 million town meeting request, with construction costs estimated at $11 million plus vessel procurement. Comprehensive harbor
Downtown Improvement Committee · Meeting of March 18, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Downtown Improvement Committee hears updates on major water and harbor infrastructure projects. DPW presented the Lincoln Street well PFAS treatment project requiring a $16 million town meeting request, with construction costs estimated at $11 million plus vessel procurement. Comprehensive harbor improvements including 25 years of overdue maintenance dredging will be combined into a fall 2026 contract covering Reed Park, Morss Pier, rotunda elevation, and channel dredging.
Planning Board reported strong community support for four zoning articles including downtown improvements, senior housing modifications, and inn limitations to 12 rooms.
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Source: the Downtown Improvement Committee meeting of March 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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