What upkeep buys
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Most of building upkeep is steady work: $291,136 to $389,138 a year to payees paid year after year.
Heating, cooling and plumbing
+$12,842 since FY2023
$111,300 in FY2023 → $124,142 in FY2026
Cleaning supplies and floors
+$10,590 since FY2023
$57,136 in FY2023 → $67,726 in FY2026
Fire, elevators and inspections
+$39,587 since FY2023
$27,676 in FY2023 → $67,262 in FY2026
Security, doors and keys
-$15,200 since FY2023
$41,745 in FY2023 → $26,545 in FY2026
Grounds and fields
+$35,681 since FY2023
$13,305 in FY2023 → $48,986 in FY2026
Cabling, audio-visual and moves
+$14,712 since FY2023
$1,385 in FY2023 → $16,097 in FY2026
Internet and phones
-$8,319 since FY2023
$35,015 in FY2023 → $26,696 in FY2026
Kitchen equipment
-$1,696 since FY2023
$15,758 in FY2023 → $14,062 in FY2026
Electrical
+$26,433 since FY2023
$7,741 in FY2023 → $34,174 in FY2026
Vehicles
+$2,430 since FY2023
$5,483 in FY2023 → $7,914 in FY2026
Other repairs and supplies
+$11,387 since FY2023
$31,989 in FY2023 → $43,376 in FY2026
| Heating, cooling and plumbing | Cleaning supplies and floors | Fire, elevators and inspections | Security, doors and keys | Grounds and fields | Cabling, audio-visual and moves | Internet and phones | Kitchen equipment | Electrical | Vehicles | Other repairs and supplies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $111,300 | $57,136 | $27,676 | $41,745 | $13,305 | $1,385 | $35,015 | $15,758 | $7,741 | $5,483 | $31,989 |
| FY2024 | $109,944 | $81,097 | $66,364 | $16,445 | $29,259 | $0 | $18,828 | $20,207 | $10,296 | $5,087 | $33,828 |
| FY2025 | $92,173 | $77,017 | $76,072 | $75,744 | $33,864 | $92,504 | $28,002 | $8,991 | $2,371 | $4,451 | $24,687 |
| FY2026 | $124,142 | $67,726 | $67,262 | $26,545 | $48,986 | $16,097 | $26,696 | $14,062 | $34,174 | $7,914 | $43,376 |
Each panel is one type of work, on one scale. Grouped by us from each payee’s invoices. FY2026 is before its close.
| Paid three or four years | Paid one or two years | |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $291,136 | $49,942 |
| FY2024 | $355,503 | $30,819 |
| FY2025 | $389,138 | $129,850 |
| FY2026 | $332,412 | $138,979 |
A payee is recurring if paid on the line in at least three of the four years.
1 · The facts
$291,136
lowest year, recurring payees
$389,138
highest year, recurring payees
$129,850
one- and two-year payees, FY2025
$49,942
one- and two-year payees, FY2023
$92,173
heating, cooling and plumbing, lowest year
$124,142
heating, cooling and plumbing, highest year
$2,371
electrical, FY2025
$34,174
electrical, FY2026
$92,504
cabling, audio-visual and moves, FY2025
$16,097
cabling, audio-visual and moves, FY2026
132
paid on the line in four years
2 · What it shows
- 1
Heating, cooling and plumbing is the largest type of work, $92,173 to $124,142 a year.
- 2
Payees paid in only one or two years took $129,850 in FY2025, against $49,942 in FY2023.
- 3
Electrical rose from $2,371 to $34,174 in FY2026.
- 4
Cabling, audio-visual and moves fell from $92,504 to $16,097 in FY2026.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, cooling and plumbing | $111,300 | $109,944 | fell, $92,173 | rose, $124,142 |
| Cleaning supplies and floors | $57,136 | rose, $81,097 | $77,017 | $67,726 |
| Fire, elevators and inspections | $27,676 | rose, $66,364 | $76,072 | $67,262 |
| Security, doors and keys | $41,745 | fell, $16,445 | rose, $75,744 | fell, $26,545 |
| Grounds and fields | $13,305 | rose, $29,259 | $33,864 | rose, $48,986 |
| Cabling, audio-visual and moves | $1,385 | $0 | rose, $92,504 | fell, $16,097 |
| Internet and phones | $35,015 | fell, $18,828 | $28,002 | $26,696 |
| Kitchen equipment | $15,758 | $20,207 | fell, $8,991 | $14,062 |
| Electrical | $7,741 | $10,296 | $2,371 | rose, $34,174 |
| Vehicles | $5,483 | $5,087 | $4,451 | $7,914 |
| Other repairs and supplies | $31,989 | $33,828 | $24,687 | rose, $43,376 |
| Every type of work | $348,533 | rose, $391,355 | rose, $515,876 | fell, $476,979 |
Invoices paid, plus journal entries and refunds under other. Our grouping: building-payee-trades.csv. ▲ ▼ mark a change of $10,000 or more.
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)