Lynn water board accepts Orlando Avenue land, seats new commissioner
Lynn Water Commission swears in a new member, previews a costly infrastructure choice. Former Ward 7 City Councilor Jay Walsh was welcomed as the board's newest commissioner, joining Grace, Mantul, O'Shea and Salona for a roll-call vote accepting a small city-abandoned parcel on Orlando Avenue, 5-0.
Water · Meeting of July 13, 2026
Lynn Water Commission swears in a new member, previews a costly infrastructure choice. Former Ward 7 City Councilor Jay Walsh was welcomed as the board's newest commissioner, joining Grace, Mantul, O'Shea and Salona for a roll-call vote accepting a small city-abandoned parcel on Orlando Avenue, 5-0. Staff reported the reservoir sits at 64.2 percent capacity against an 80.7 percent average as Lynn remains in a "level three drought," and that a $75 million mandated wastewater treatment plant overhaul is "substantially complete." Consultants previewed draft options for the aging Frye Park pump station and water treatment plant, a $10 million rehab versus $30 million replacement for the pump station, alongside a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority connection pegged at roughly $20 million a year, which staff said would "essentially double" the commission's $25 million operating budget.
No final direction was set.
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Source: the Water meeting of July 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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