Middletown Common Council approves a series of resolutions including water-project match and parking garage award

The Middletown Common Council voted to approve a package of resolutions covering grants, budget transfers, equipment purchases, public hearings and construction awards, council members announced during the meeting.

The measures were presented as individual resolutions and carried by roll call; every recorded vote on the items in the meeting record was recorded as “Aye.” Key items included a $700,000 transfer for the city’s match on water-system improvements, acceptance of several grants and donations, a transfer of $999,977.50 for the courthouse project and authorization to award construction bids and project funding for the downtown parking garage project.

Why it matters: The approved transfers and awards commit municipal funds and set procurement and public-notice steps in motion for multiple capital and operating items, including water infrastructure and a multi-phase parking structure that city leaders say will add downtown parking capacity.

What the council approved (selected highlights): - Acceptance of a $6,210 grant from the County of Orange to support enforcement related to impaired driving (presented as a STOP-DWI enforcement grant in the meeting record). Resolution…