State legislators were told Monday that incorrectly calculated state reimbursement rates for school construction projects could add millions of dollars worth of additional local costs. Members of the Education and Finance, Revenue and Bonding committees were also informed Monday that the school construction funding program was riddled with problems that went uncorrected for years until a federal criminal investigation became known to the Lamont administration last October. Towns and cities that received incorrectly calculated reimbursement rates potentially face millions of dollars in additional costs unless the state legislature and Gov. Ned Lamont intervene. In a departure from past policy, Petra said DAS offered not only the agency’s support, but also its’ help to draft supplemental funding requests for Farmington, Hartford and Stamford to make up the difference between the promised and statutorily permitted reimbursement rates.
School costs may soar: Reimbursements for state construction program out of line