More than $20 million in bonding for several facilities upgrades, preventative maintenance projects and construction of a new animal control facility was approved at Tuesday’s Board of Finance meeting. In addition to the animal control facility, the Board of Finance approved improvements at local schools and the Rockwell Park Revitalization Project. They also approved some streetscape repairs. Mayor Jeff Caggiano said the city is expected to see some shared reimbursement from the state of Connecticut on most of these projects. The Rockwell Park improvements will be matched with a grant from the Federal government, he said. At last week’s Board of Education meeting, the Board approved a $28.8 million “renovate as new plan” for the school, which would have a projected state reimbursement of 84.64%, leaving $4.42 million for the city to cover. That plan will need Board of Finance and City Council approval, but were not on the agenda Tuesday.
Central roof among more than $20 mil of approved projects
