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City designates $3 million in state aid for education and reallocates $8 million in municipal grants for capital projects
Summary
City staff proposed assigning $3 million in new state aid to the general fund balance for educational purposes and reallocating $8 million in municipal grant aid to specific capital categories including rolling stock, parks, engineering and economic development; the finance committee moved both measures favorably with some dissent.
NEW HAVEN — City budget officials told the finance committee they received $3 million in additional state aid and recommended assigning that money to the general fund balance for educational purposes as a contingency, and separately reallocating $8 million in new municipal grant aid for capital projects in 2026 and 2027. Budget Director Shannon McHugh and Board of Education business director Christine Gordon explained the two proposals. McHugh said the $3 million assignment is a transparency tool to signal that the city has a contingency available if the Board of Education ends the fiscal year with a deficit.…
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