Cromwell board defers action on high‑school track after board of finance tie; superintendent cites budget uncertainty

CROMWELL, Conn. — The Cromwell Board of Education on Oct. 7 declined to take immediate action to cover the full cost of a resurfaced high‑school track after a split vote at the town’s Board of Finance blocked a jointly funded approach. The board instead asked administration for updated fiscal numbers and for the project timetable before revisiting the request.

Mayor Dimitri Addis (letter read into the record) had asked the board to consider using its fund surplus to fully fund the track after a 3‑3 vote last week at the Board of Finance failed to advance a jointly funded appropriation. The mayor’s letter said more than $170,000 would remain in the board surplus even if the board funded the track and pledged the council’s willingness to work with the schools on emergency funding if necessary.

Board history and current status

The board previously committed to a shared approach: it initially allotted $150,000 for the project and later approved increasing that contribution to $200,000. The town had recommended a $400,000 project to resurface the track; town,…