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Board approves $2.4M–$2.47M capital request to city for life‑safety and basic facility needs
Summary
The board approved a capital budget request to the city focused on life‑safety and basic facilities projects; packet descriptions showed a $2,470,000 figure while facilities staff described the bottom line as $2,400,000 and promised to reconcile the discrepancy before submission.
The New Britain Board of Education approved a capital budget request to the city that focuses on life‑safety work and essential facilities maintenance across district buildings.
Superintendent Dr. Gasper and facilities lead Mister Smedley told the board the list targets basic, high‑priority needs — domestic hot water systems, fire alarm panel replacements, sewer odor remediation at Roosevelt, emergency lighting and a maintenance vehicle among other items. Dr. Gasper said he had pared a longer list to top priorities that he viewed as most likely to be funded by city bonding.
Dollar amount and discrepancy: the board packet showed a $2,470,000 request; facilities staff later told the board the bottom‑line figure the district will request is $2,400,000 and acknowledged that some item descriptions did not align perfectly with packet lines. Staff committed to “clean that up” before submission to the city.
Vote and next steps: the board voted in favor of adopting the capital request for submission to the city. Board members said the list avoids “fluff” and concentrates on life‑safety and essential repairs; the city may include the request in a bonding package or decline to act on it. Facilities staff will reconcile the packet documentation and finalize the list for the mayor and city finance officials.
Why it matters: approval of a capital request is the district’s formal step to ask the city to consider bonding projects that affect building safety and operations; if the city includes the request in its bond package it could fund multiple repairs the district described as immediate priorities.
