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New Haven committee recommends 50/50 cost‑share to repave Kenter Place, residents to pay about $45/year
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended favorable action for a mill‑and‑pave of Kenter Place under a recently passed ordinance: the city would bundle the work in its annual paving program and assess 50% of the cost to affected properties (about $15,000 total; roughly $45 per property per year over 20 years).
The New Haven Finance Committee on Wednesday moved forward a plan to repave Kenter Place, approving a recommendation that the city include the street in its annual paving program and apply a 50% property assessment to affected parcels.
The deputy chief administrative officer, presenting the item, said the street — a subdivision road more than 50 years old that does not meet city roadway standards — would undergo a mill‑and‑pave estimated at about $30,000. "It is done as an assessment, and paid as part of the tax bill," the deputy CAO said, explaining the $15,000 share assigned to impacted properties would be levied against the parcels and follow the property if sold. Spread over a 20‑year bond, the assessment works out to roughly $45 per property per year, he added.
Alder Amy Marks (Ward 26) and residents who testified said they support the approach. "Most of us didn't know it wasn't a street," Alder Marks said, noting neighbors collected petitions and letters of support. Resident David Heilbron told the committee he had canvassed roughly 19 affected properties and found broad backing for the plan.
Committee members pressed staff on mechanics and protections. A member asked whether property owners could prepay the assessment; the deputy CAO said he would "get back to you" on the prepayment mechanism. Another member noted RAC (the city's review committee) had agreed that if the project exceeded $30,000 the city would cover the difference up to a $50,000 cap, a point staff confirmed.
The committee also clarified that routine city services — including trash pickup and snow removal — will continue after the street is accepted for paving. After public testimony and committee discussion the Finance Committee voted by voice to forward the item with a favorable recommendation.
Next steps: the committee's favorable recommendation will be transmitted to the full Board for consideration; staff said they will provide follow‑up on prepayment mechanics and the final language of the assessment in subsequent materials.
