Seekonk

South End Fire Station project placed on Town Meeting Warrant

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By Joe Siegel

The Seekonk Select Board voted Wednesday to place a South End Fire Station article on the November 10 Town Meeting warrant.

A debt exclusion, which is a temporary tax increase, will need to be approved before the project can go forward.

The vote was 3 - 2. Chair Gary Sagar, Elizabeth Elmasian, and Rob Archambault were in favor, with Michael Healy and Chris Zorra opposed.

Previous attempts to secure funding for the project have failed. A warrant article was rejected at the May 2025 Town Meeting by a vote of 112 – 108.  A second attempt to authorize $9.5 million in funding for the project was rejected by voters at a special Town Meeting last September.

Sagar had proposed a debt exclusion referendum to be placed on the April 2026 election ballot. “The time now is to build it,” Sagar said last February, noting the architect he spoke with believes “the 8300 square foot building should be able to be built for $9.5 million.”

However, Fire Chief Shaun Whalen told the board the total cost of the station would be $13.6 million. That figure includes $1.5 million in capital costs and $843,200 for new firefighters and gear.

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  • Rimom55

    Another debt exclusion for higher taxes??? I am a senior-how am I supposed to keep my house and afford to live here after over 50 years in a his town??? With a his horrible economy how do we go on??? No new taxes in Seekonk!

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