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Council approves grants, contracts and park projects including $2 million for Allen Street and $4.438 million engineering contract
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the New Britain Common Council approved multiple items including a $2 million Urban Act grant for Allen Street drainage, a $4,438,000 contract with CDN Smith for White Well engineering, state public-health funding and several park and infrastructure contracts.
The New Britain Common Council approved a slate of contracts, grants and capital-authority items on Oct. 22, including a $2 million Urban Act grant for Allen Street drainage improvements and a $4,438,000 engineering and inspection contract for the White Well project.
Major votes and approvals included: a certificate of location to permit a dealer license for Como Auto Repair Shop (item 36923); environmental services and soil remediation funding for the Willow Street Park improvement project; a three-year hazard-communication compliance contract; authorization to enter a CDN Smith contract worth $4,438,000 for the White Well project; and routine water-department lighting and HVAC upgrades. The council also approved a subway rental rate of $346 per linear foot for 2026 and adopted a negotiated agreement with Local 818 following executive-session review.
Alderman McNamera moved and the council adopted the $2 million Urban Act grant for Allen Street; council discussion referenced a Cardinal Engineers estimate placing the total project cost at $13.4 million with about $8 million already committed. Alderwoman Sanchez and project champions described Willow Street Park as proceeding under prior bond authorization and noted a pending construction contract with Hemlock Construction Company; the council authorized environmental work and soil remediation funding for that project.
Other routine approvals included acceptance of state public-health funding to support biopreparedness and a grant to the New Britain Health Department totaling $442,592.96, both adopted by voice vote. Several items were reviewed in executive session before formal approval, including a settlement (item B) and a labor agreement with Local 818 that the council said extends through 2028.
All listed items were adopted by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where numeric or contractual details in the transcript were incomplete or garbled, this article notes them as "not specified" rather than invent figures.
The council continued to other business after the approvals; implementation and contract execution were described as the responsibility of the mayor’s office and relevant city departments.
