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Binghamton City Council approves $20.64 million bond, rejects DPW maintenance amendment and holds Siemens energy contract for further review
Summary
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Binghamton City Council voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance authorizing up to $20,636,000 in bonds for capital projects, voted down an amendment to the 2024 DPW budget for shared maintenance, and recorded a motion to hold over an agreement with Siemens for further review.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds not to exceed $20,636,000 for multiple capital projects, rejected an amendment to the 2024 Department of Public Works (DPW) budget related to shared maintenance at Government Plaza and took no final action on a proposed agreement with Siemens, instead moving to hold the contract for two weeks for additional review.
The bond ordinance, O-25-14, passed in a 6-1 vote after councilors first voted that the projects listed in the ordinance are Type II actions under SEQRA and require no further environmental review. The list of projects includes engineering and feasibility studies, repairs to municipal facilities (including a parking garage and roofs), flood wall repairs, street and utility work, and the purchase of heavy equipment such as fire trucks and snow plows.
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