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BET approves $275,000 to begin Lockwood-Mathews conservatory engineering work
Summary
The Norwalk Board of Estimate and Taxation approved a $275,000 special capital appropriation to fund research, design and engineering for the conservatory at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion after officials reported rot in primary structural beams and an urgent need for repairs.
The Norwalk Board of Estimate and Taxation on Feb. 9 approved a $275,000 special capital appropriation to start engineering, design and research on the conservatory at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion.
The appropriation, which the board approved by voice vote, will be transferred from surplus funds in the combined dispatch communications upgrade capital project and will be established as a new account if the city council approves the measure. The funds are intended to pay for preliminary engineering and design work ahead of a larger capital request in the FY26–27 budget.
David Douglas, representing the mansion, told commissioners…
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