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Waterbury aldermen approve $5.5M state transfer; $5M bond authorized to expand 2026 paving program
Summary
The board approved a $5.5 million state Municipal Grant & Aid transfer and earlier authorized a $5 million bond; together officials say the two sources would allow roughly $10.5 million for milling and repaving in 2026, expanding the city’s typical annual paving program.
Waterbury’s Board of Aldermen voted to appropriate an unexpected $5.5 million state municipal grant and earlier authorized a $5 million bond to expand the city’s 2026 milling and repaving program.
City finance officials told the board the state Legislature added $5.5 million to Waterbury’s Municipal Grant and Aid (MGIA) allocation for fiscal 2026, raising the city’s MGIA total to about $9.9 million. Sarah Gary, manager of budget development and oversight, said the board was being asked to approve using the additional $5.5 million for pavement work, which, combined with the $5 million bond in the capital plan, would create roughly $10.5 million for the upcoming paving season.
The proposal drew sharp questions from aldermen who said they had received the preliminary street…
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