Contracted building services
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Third-party building services left $75,660 in FY2026, after two years of spending past the budget.
| Spent | Original budget | |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $128,844 | $116,850 |
| FY2024 | $213,920 | $145,000 |
| FY2025 | $293,639 | $225,643 |
| FY2026 | $203,783 | $257,000 |
FY2025’s spending includes $58,320 of cabling paid by a Reserve Fund transfer. Account 0100-3-300-4220-01-1-74-2-535006.
| FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jul | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Aug | $32,311 | $15,448 | $20,228 |
| Sep | $57,557 | $40,813 | $33,438 |
| Oct | $64,322 | $53,800 | $77,121 |
| Nov | $69,514 | $124,765 | $88,913 |
| Dec | $85,339 | $127,845 | $100,496 |
| Jan | $111,192 | $124,158 | $121,781 |
| Feb | $135,273 | $124,332 | $126,832 |
| Mar | $152,422 | $199,482 | $159,150 |
| Apr | $169,524 | $241,698 | $167,382 |
| May | $190,248 | $265,319 | $173,286 |
| Jun | $213,920 | $293,639 | $203,783 |
Cumulative payments, July to June.
1 · The facts
$145,000
original budget, FY2024
$213,920
spent, FY2024
$225,643
original budget, FY2025
$293,639
spent, FY2025
$58,320
Reserve Fund transfer, 13 February 2025
$67,393
ordered, then released unpaid, FY2026
$257,000
original budget, FY2026
$203,783
spent, FY2026, before the close
$75,660
left unspent, FY2026
$187,305
recurring service payees, FY2025
$120,931
recurring service payees, FY2026
$37,626
of it, orders carried in from FY2025
2 · What it shows
- 1
It spent past its original budget two years running: $213,920 against $145,000, $293,639 against $225,643.
- 2
FY2025’s largest item, $58,320 of emergency cabling, was paid by a Reserve Fund transfer.
- 3
In FY2026, $67,393 ordered from named vendors was released unpaid; $37,626 had been carried in.
- 4
FY2026 spent $203,783; recurring service payees fell from $187,305 to $120,931.
| Ordered | Vendor | The job, as the order states it | Carried in | Released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25001341 | 2024-11-18 | Daikin Applied | LMHS - SLA Roof Top Units | yes | $13,000 |
| 25002313 | 2025-06-09 | Daikin Applied | AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FIX | yes | $11,000 |
| 26002706 | 2026-06-22 | Red Line Wall System | TERMITE DAMAGE THES | no | $8,750 |
| 26000178 | 2025-07-14 | Di-Rock Electric Co | ELECTRICAL WORK AT THES FOR TC | no | $7,785 |
| 25000561 | 2024-08-13 | Johnson Controls | LMHS - Sprinkler, Extinquisher | yes | $6,921 |
| 25000563 | 2024-08-13 | Johnson Controls | Primary School - Sprinkler, Ex | yes | $4,535 |
| 26001982 | 2026-04-02 | Johnson Controls Us | LMHS FIRE ALARM REPAIR | no | $3,737 |
| 26002524 | 2026-06-03 | Johnson Controls Us | REPLACE SMOKE DETECTORS AND PU | no | $3,150 |
| 26001948 | 2026-03-30 | Johnson Controls Us | PRIMARY SCHOOL FIRE ALARM REPA | no | $2,020 |
| 25000986 | 2024-09-25 | Ockers Company | NEW CABLING PROJECT FOR 911 CO | yes | $1,600 |
| 26001646 | 2026-02-09 | Control Technologies | BUILDING OVERHEATING PRIMARY S | no | $1,361 |
| 26002704 | 2026-06-22 | Renaud Hvac & Contro | LHS HRU 4 AND HRU 5 | no | $1,197 |
| 26001206 | 2025-11-04 | Johnson Controls Us | SMOKE DETECTORS | no | $900 |
| 26000899 | 2025-09-23 | Delta Beckwith | LMHS PLAC REM & FLOORING THES | no | $866 |
| 25000562 | 2024-08-13 | Johnson Controls | THES - Extinquisher Agreement | yes | $571 |
Purchase order numbers as MUNIS records them. Released: closed or reduced in FY2026 without payment; $67,393 in all.
What was said
“The entire building needs to be re-cabled to have a drop line in every single classroom for the connection. The additional cost of $60,000 was not in the original budget.”
Sources
- Lunenburg Budget Project — munis-school-journal.csv (every school journal line, FY2023–FY2026, our redacted reading of the Town’s Report 1)
- Lunenburg Public Schools — budget book, 12 March 2025 (4210 Maintenance of Grounds, 4220 Maintenance of Buildings, 4400 Networking)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — building-payee-trades.csv (our grouping of each payee by type of work)
- Town of Lunenburg — Finance Committee minutes, 13 February 2025 (2025-02-13-minutes-6995)
- Lunenburg Public Schools — FY2027 School Department Q&A, answers to the Finance Committee