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BET approves $2.45 million special appropriation to finish South Norwalk community recreation center
Summary
The Board of Estimate and Taxation approved a special capital appropriation of $2,450,000 to cover higher-than-expected bids on the community recreation center at 98 South Main Street. The funding will come from closing out surplus funds from the Cranberry School project, leaving roughly $60,000 in that account.
Alan Lowe, a building management representative, and Robert Sowers of Recreation & Parks presented the board with a final funding request for the long-planned community recreation center at 98 South Main Street.
Lowe described the project's funding package as combining state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) money, HUD funds, other capital allocations and municipal sources that together totaled roughly $13 million. Bids returned higher than expected; value engineering reduced scope and cost by about $1.1 million, but the project still required an additional $2.45 million to proceed with…
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