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Taunton council approves $39.78 million FY25 capital appropriation; fire-station study and solar noted as cost-savers
Summary
The Taunton City Council voted to appropriate $39,780,139 from city accounts and transfers to fund the mayor’s five-year capital improvement plan, including road and sidewalk work, water/sewer investment, solar projects and funding for design work on fire stations.
The Taunton City Council on Monday approved an appropriation of $39,780,139 to fund projects in Mayor Shawna O’Connell’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal 2025.
Mayor O’Connell and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Delarusso presented the CIP to councilors. Delarusso summarized the plan’s emphasis on “saving taxpayers money” by investing in projects that reduce ongoing costs, citing a solar initiative tied to the municipal utilities and the wastewater treatment plant that the administration estimated would save the city about $1.1 million annually in avoided electric costs.
The FY25 appropriation funds a wide range of projects. Major items highlighted in the presentation include $7.2 million for roads and…
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