TOWN OF MARION, MASSACHUSETTS, POPULATION 5347, AND 26.1 SQUARE MILES, JUST OPENED ITS BRAND NEW 14,400 SQUARE FOOT D.P.W. FACILITY AT A COST OF $5.2 MILLION, OR $361 PER SQUARE FOOT. STERLING’S D.P.W. BOARD, SELECT BOARD, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSHOLES WANT A D.P.W. GARAGE MAHAL BOONDOGGLE OF 28,000 SQUARE FEET FOR $25,535,000, OR $912 PER SQUARE FOOT

FOLKS, the Town of Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, population 5347, and having 26.1 square miles, just opened–in February 2026—its BRAND NEW 14,400 SQUARE FOOT D.P.W. BUILDING AT A COST OF $5.2 MILLION, OR $361 PER SQUARE FOOT. IN FACT, IT CAME IN UNDER BUDGET!

SEE: https://news.jgpr.net/2026/02/17/town-of-marion-unveils-new-dpw-operations-building-with-ribbon-cutting-and-tours/  SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion,_Massachusetts

Sterling has a population of 8000 and comprises 31.6 square miles. Close enough.

SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling,_Massachusetts

SO, HOW IS IT THAT THE TOWN OF MARION GOT A BRAND NEW, PERFECTLY SUITABLE D.P.W. BUILDING FOR $361 PER SQUARE FOOT WHEREAS THE PROPOSED, RE-PACKAGED STERLING D.P.W. GARAGE MAHAL BOONDOGGLE OF 28,000 SQUARE FEET HAS A ‘NON-NEGOTIABLE’ COST $25,535,000, OR $912 PER SQUARE FOOT?

ANSWER: THE TOWN OF MARION, UNLIKE STERLING, IS NOT RUN BY A COLLECTION OF IRRESPONSIBLE, OUT-OF-CONTROL ASSHOLES SITTING ON ITS D.P.W. BOARD, SELECT BOARD, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE—AND THE TOWN OF MARION USED SALTONSTALL ARCHITECTS AND A SOLE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MANAGER, NOT WESTON & SAMPSON ENGINEERS OR VERTEX.

Stay tuned.

J.G.