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City Council approves supplemental appropriation, grants parking variance and backs micro‑transit demo; adopts special‑events procedures and passes two ordinanc
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the council unanimously approved a $438,813 supplemental appropriation, granted a parking-variance to the Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority, authorized a letter supporting a state micro‑transit demonstration grant application, approved a special-events application process and gave first readings to two ordinances.
City Council took a series of formal actions on March 11, 2025. All roll-call motions below passed unanimously (Farnam, Holmes, Osborne, Pollard, Nave) unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
- Supplemental appropriation: Council approved a $438,813 general‑fund supplemental appropriation to cover a set of items reported by staff, including $320,000 of beginning-balance funds to cover outside legal fees tied to the landfill, police proceeds and recovered costs for overtime, insurance proceeds for repairs, and multiple fire-department grant appropriations (hazmat, heavy tactical rescue, specialty docket and drug-court sustainability). Motion carried by roll call (5–0). Staff recommended approval.
- Off‑street parking variance (Moore Street): Council granted a variance from City Code section 50‑5‑82 at the request of the Bristol Redevelopment & Housing…
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