Turf field capital plans
lunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/topics/turf-field-capital-plans.json
The schools have put the field in every capital plan of theirs since FY2022; its year kept moving.
| FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM22 | not published | not published | not published | $90,000 | not published |
| TM23 | not published | $98,000 | not published | not published | not published |
| TM24 | $50,000 | $150,000 | $2,000,000 | not published | not published |
| S25d | not published | not published | $150,000 | $2,000,000 | not published |
| S25 | not published | $200,000 | $300,000 | $1,200,000 | not published |
| TM25 | not published | $200,000 | not published | not published | not published |
| S26 | not published | not published | not published | $1,430,000 | not published |
| TM26 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| S27d | not published | not published | not published | $920,000 | $1,500,000 |
| TM27 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
One bar per plan, oldest first, coloured by the year it put the money in. TM: Town Manager; S: schools; d: draft; the number is the plan’s own year.
1 · The facts
$90,000
retaining wall repairs, the first plan line we hold
$50,000
feasibility study for FY2024, left out of the program
$2,000,000
walls, drainage and turf, set in FY2026
$1,430,000
School Committee’s plan, all in FY2027
$510,000
track and turf replacement, that plan
$1,500,000
track and turf, next year’s draft, moved to FY2029
$920,000
hillside and drainage, still in FY2027
2
Town Manager programs, FY2026 and FY2027: no field line
2 · What it shows
- 1
Every one of the schools’ own capital plans we hold lists the field, from FY2022 on.
- 2
Its biggest line was set for FY2026, then FY2027, then FY2029.
- 3
Track and turf was $510,000 for FY2027; the next year’s draft made it $1,500,000 for FY2029.
- 4
The Town Manager’s programs for FY2026 and FY2027 list no field line.
| FY2024not from the books | FY2025not from the books | FY2026not from the books | FY2027not from the books | FY2029not from the books | No single yearnot from the books | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Manager FY22, Jan 2021 | $90,000 | |||||
| Town Manager FY23, Jan 2022 | $98,000 | |||||
| Schools FY24, Oct 2022 | $50,000 | $2,200,000 | ||||
| Town Manager FY24, Jan 2023 | $50,000 (left out) | $150,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Schools FY25 draft, Oct 2023 | TBD | $150,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Schools FY25, Nov 2023 | $200,000 | $300,000 | $1,200,000 | |||
| Town Manager FY25, Jan 2024 | $200,000 (left out) | |||||
| Schools FY26, Sep 2024 | $920,000 + $510,000 | |||||
| Town Manager FY26, undated | no field line | |||||
| Schools FY27 draft, Sep 2025 | $920,000 | $1,500,000 | ||||
| Town Manager FY27, Feb 2026 | no field line |
Each row one plan version, oldest first, as printed. A plan line is a proposal for that year, not money voted or spent. One schools deck gave its main figure no single year. Left out: listed on the Town Manager’s own page of requests not included in the program.
Sources
- Town Manager — Capital Investment Plan Presentation (FY2022) (Jan 2021)
- Town Manager — Capital Investment Plan (FY2023) (Jan 2022)
- Schools — LPS FY24 Capital Plan Requests (catalogued as FY24-FY33 School Capital Plan Presentation) (Oct 2022)
- Town Manager — Capital Investment Plan (FY2024) (Jan 2023)
- Schools — Proposed FY24-FY34 Capital Plan (catalogued as FY25 Draft Capital Plan) (Oct 2023)
- Schools — Lunenburg School Department Capital Plan FY25-34 (Nov 2023)
- Town Manager — Preliminary FY25 Capital Investment Plan (Jan 2024)
- School Committee — Lunenburg School Department Capital Plan FY26-35 (Sep 2024)
- Town Manager — PRELIMINARY FY26 CAPITAL PROGRAM (undated)
- Schools — REVISED DRAFT Capital Plan FY27-35 (Sep 2025)
- Town Manager — PRELIMINARY FY27 CAPITAL PROGRAM (Feb 2026)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — capital-plan-field-lines.csv (every field line in every capital plan held, with its quote and how its year was read)