Lunenburg council weighs options for Lunenburg Academy roof
Lunenburg council will weigh several options to address leaks in the roof of the historic Lunenburg Academy as the town prepares its upcoming capital budget.
A staff report says the building currently has several active leaks, prompting the need for repairs.
One recommendation would see council increase the project budget to about $1.27 million, including tax, and award the tender for the base portion of the work to Roof Tile Management at $991,554 That option would address the most urgent repairs.
Funding would include $300,000 from grants, $250,000 from the Lunenburg Academy Foundation, with the remaining $720,000 financed through town capital debt.
Council also has the option of completing the entire roof project now. That would require increasing the 2026-27 capital budget to about $2.3 million to cover both the base work and additional repairs that could otherwise be delayed.
A third option would see the town defer the project to a later date.
The roof repairs have been under discussion since 2024, when a condition assessment and design work were completed for the project.
A tender issued in 2025 for the full scope of the work received bids that came in significantly higher than the budget at the time. Council voted in August to defer the project and revisit it during the next budget cycle.
The current tender splits the work into two parts — urgent repairs included in the base bid and additional sections that could be delayed by three to five years.
Council is expected to discuss the project at its March 10 meeting.
