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Bridgeport reviews $4.3 million in proposed 2026 capital requests; grants expected to cover roughly $1.7–1.8 million
Summary
Municipal staff presented 2026 capital funding requests totaling about $4.3 million, including parks ($1.65M), sewer ($750K), public works ($800K), community development ($1M placeholder) and police ($100K). The Bridgeport Fire Department declined to submit capital requests pending a DCED departmental study.
Council heard a presentation of proposed capital funding requests for the 2026 Bridgeport Borough budget that, taken together, total about $4.3 million.
Staff presented department-by-department requests: parks projects totaling $1.65 million (Memorial Park improvements estimated at $650,000; Front Street Pocket Park funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and disaster-relief CDBG at about $1,017,000; and design work for the rail-trail spur at $100,000). The sewer department listed a major repair — reconstruction of primary trickling filter No. 1 damaged previously by a sinkhole — with an estimated cost of $750,000; staff said insurance is expected to cover about $528,000 of that expense. Public works street projects were presented at $800,000, including a CDBG-funded storm inlet and ADA ramp replacement project (about…
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