Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Votes at a glance: BET approves CDBG spending, $6M CMS interim and several appropriations; Havemeyer item deadlocks
Summary
The BET budget committee approved Community Development Block Grant allocations, a $6 million interim for Central Middle School (with conditions), an Affordable Housing Trust Fund ARPA exchange, a DEEP tree grant for Byram and a Perrot Library transfer; the BOE Havemeyer $250,000 feasibility request tied 2–2 and was not approved.
At its May 1 meeting, the Board of Estimate and Taxation budget committee recorded the following formal actions and recommendations:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The committee approved the annual CDBG allocations as presented by Tyler Fairbairn. Fairbairn reported HUD funding of $751,441 plus $201,009.69 in carryover, providing $953,410.64 available to fund 29 awards; the committee moved and approved the CD 1 allocation resolution.
Central Middle School (CMS) interim appropriation and bonding resolution: The committee approved an interim appropriation of $6,000,000 to replenish owner contingency for the Central Middle School project after project leaders disclosed an unanticipated $3,175,000 fire‑suppression…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
