Board previews $812,000 dam repair plan

Select Board · Meeting of March 23, 2026

GROTON — The Groton Select Board previewed a $812,000 plan to repair the Squannacook River Dam ahead of a possible May 19 debt exclusion vote. The town manager recommended repair over removal, citing a cost of $1.7 million to $2 million to remove the structure versus the $812,000 repair bid, and said town meeting must approve borrowing by a two-thirds vote. The board also opted into early voting for the May 19 election and approved a one-day wine license for the Friends of Prescott.

Separately, the town manager said the proposed school assessment could rise by $2.2 million, far above the $1.2 million the town is budgeting, and said he will testify before the Legislature's Ways and Means Committee on Chapter 70 funding. The Destination Groton Committee urged the board to create a new Town Center Vision Commission, calling its report "a call for action."

In the full story:

• The Full Story
• [00:11:58] — Town Manager
• [00:20:05] — Town Manager
• [00:54:15] — Greg Sheldon, Destination Groton Committee Chair
• Why It Matters
• Key Motions & Votes
• Source
• Groton's community access TV: Select Board meeting, March 23, 2026
• The complete report: 907 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of March 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.