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Budget committee adopts amended five-year capital plan after heated debate over pool placeholder and police vehicles
Summary
Bridgeport's budget committee approved an amended five-year capital plan after members debated placing a $2.5 million community pool on the plan, splitting the city's share into $1M (FY27) and $1.5M (FY28), increasing police vehicle funding and moving school roof costs into the districtwide pot; staff stressed that final contracts and bonding would return to council for approval.
The Bridgeport Budget Committee voted March 4 to approve an amended five-year capital plan, advancing a package of projects including increased funding for police vehicles, a placeholder for a community pool split across two years, school roof cost adjustments and proposed improvements to community facilities.
Staff introduced a substitute version of the capital plan (exhibit 0502 2026, revised) with multiple modifications requested during recent committee and department discussions. Among the changes: a school roof cost increase that raised the city share from $315,000 to about $448,000 (an increase of roughly $133,000); the addition of roughly $500,000 for safety improvements at the Raphael/Taylor (Lighthouse) center; a proposed…
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