Community Corner
Capital Improvement Requests Cut By $636K
In the proposed town budget for fiscal '12-'13, capital requests were cut from $1.18 million to $552,000.
The budget for capital improvements (new windows on town buildings, upgrades of computers, for example) was slashed from an original request of $2.4 million to a recommendation by the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC) for $1.18 million to a number approved by the first selectman and selectmen of $552,000.
Here's how the requests and subsequent cuts show on a line-by-line chart of the capital improvements:
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Category Description CEC Request CEC Recommended 1st Selectman Recommended Selectmen Paint, carpet, furniture and window improvements at town hall 18,000 8,000 0 Eliot House windows 7,500 7,500 0 Eliot electrical upgrades 11,000 7,500 7,500 Town hall vehicles (2) 40,000 20,000 20,000 Townwide security system 10,000 10,000 10,000 Subtotal 86,500 53,000 37,500 Technology Town hall and police copiers and printers 10,000 7,500 0 Servers 7,500 7,500 7,500 Police dept. hardware and software 40,000 40,000 0 Town property video systems 7,500 7,500 7,500 Police interview room audio and video 19,943 0 Subtotal 65,000 82,443 15,000 Fire Dept. Bay floor resurfacing 70,000 70,000 0 Personal protection gear 22,000 22,000 22,000 Heavy rescue 996 750,000 0 0 Heavy rescue equipment package 60,000 0 0 Supply hose replacement 12,000 12,000 12,000 Subtotal 914,000 104,000 34,000 Fire Marshal Vehicle 30,000 30,000 0 Computers and software 7,500 7,500 0 Subtotal 37,500 37,500 0 Police Dept. Interview room audio/video 19,943 0 0 Replace weapons 12,000 12,000 0 Vehicle 27,000 0 0 Vehicle 27,000 27,000 27,000 Vehicle 27,000 27,000 27,000 New cruisers equipment 23,000 15,000 15,000 Heating and cooling system 36,500 36,500 36,500 Subtotal 172,443 117,500 105,500 Animal Control MACO vehicle replacement 25,000 25,000 25,000 Subtotal 25,000 25,000 25,000 Public Works Utility vehicle with plow 85,000 85,000 0 All season dump truck 185,000 185,000 0 Used vibratory roller 15,000 15,000 15,000 Replacement plows 22,000 22,000 22,000 Mower 16,500 16,500 16,500 Enclosed landscape trailer 8,000 8,000 0 Garage door replacement on building #2 13,000 13,000 0 Covered roll-off Dumpster 8,500 8,500 8,500 Subtotal 353,000 353,000 62,000 Town infrastructure 500,000 300,000 200,000 Subtotal 500,000 300,000 200,000 Park & Recreation Renovation of Peter's track 8,000 8,000 8,000 Refurbishing of field 17,500 17,500 17,500 Tennis courts 140,000 0 0 Additional fields study 12,500 0 0 Indian River building - tile, flooring, carpeting 15,000 15,000 7,500 Subtotal 193,000 40,500 33,000 Library Bathroom upgrades 40,000 40,000 40,000 Four reference computers 9,000 9,000 0 Furniture for reference computers 5,000 5,000 0 Subtotal 54,000 54,000 40,000 Harbor Harbor 14,000 14,000 0 Subtotal 14,000 14,000 0 Shellfish Commission Shell and seed equipment 7,500 7,500 0 Subtotal 7,500 7,500 0 Grand Total $2,421,943 $1,188,443 $552,000
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