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Simsbury board recommends $75,000 transfer to Tariffill Park improvements after pickleball project underspend
Summary
After completing the Tariffill pickleball courts under budget, town staff proposed using leftover funds for targeted park upgrades; the Board of Selectmen voted to recommend a $75,000 year‑end transfer to a new Tariffill Park Improvements project and asked the Board of Finance to review the transfer.
Simsbury’s Board of Selectmen voted Nov. 10 to recommend transferring $75,000 in leftover funds from the recently completed Tariffill pickleball courts to a new Tariffill Park Improvements project.
The funds were identified after the pickleball courts were built with asphalt rather than concrete — a change required to satisfy Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain rules — leaving an estimated $198,000 remaining in the original project budget. Tom, a parks staff presenter, told the board, “we have a $198,000 left over,” and outlined a package of possible uses including modest parking upgrades, pavilion rehabilitation, selective tree removal for improved river views,…
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