Lunenburg Awards Flat Hill Road Bridge Contract to Kodiak After Prolonged Delays

LUNENBURG -- June 16, 2026, Lunenburg Select Board awards Flat Hill Road Bridge contract and backs state school-funding push. Town Manager Ryan Layton announced Tuesday that the town has awarded the bridge reconstruction contract to Kodiak, the second-lowest bidder after the apparent low bidder was disqualified for a bid defect, the same firm that placed second in the original failed procurement round. Construction is targeted for fall 2026, with the primary uncertainty being whether temperatures will allow a final asphalt top coat before winter. The board also voted 3-0 to authorize a letter to the House-Senate FY27 budget conference committee, drafted at the request of state Representative Scarsdale, urging retention of a Foundation Budget Review Commission and funding special education circuit breaker reimbursements and unrestricted general government aid at the higher of the two chambers' proposed levels, noting that the governor's proposed minimum per-pupil aid of $75 was increased to $160 by both chambers but remains insufficient. In other action, the board adopted an updated Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy required to maintain eligibility for the state's Recycling Dividends grant program, replacing a 2019 version.