Select Board Votes to Release Brick Kiln Opinion

Select Board · Meeting of October 9, 2026

Falmouth's Select Board voted unanimously to release a disputed legal opinion threatening the town's police station and sewer lift station plans. Town Manager Renshaw said outside counsel's October 2 opinion on Article 97 and Chapter 293 conflicts with town counsel's earlier advice on the 100 Brick Kiln Road parcel. Roughly $2.58 million of a $5.15 million police station design budget has already been spent, while a $16.7 million lift station contract continues toward a $60 million sewer project.

Resident Richard Duby said the town has spent "over $6 million" at risk; member Douglas Brown countered the true site-specific loss is closer to $194,615. Members Robert Mascali, Elizabeth Klein and Colin Reed reached consensus to prioritize alternative police station sites while keeping lift station construction moving, with Chair Heather Goldstone calling it "a pretty solid consensus."

In the full story:

• Vote to Release the Special Counsel Opinion Letter
• Police Station Project: Costs, Design Status and Site Alternatives
• Great Pond Phase 1 Lift Station: Construction Status and Legal Exposure
• The 2003 Land Purchase and the Deed Dispute
• — Town Manager Renshaw
• Public Comment and Board Response
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,320 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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