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Marlborough board backs CTDOT TRIP grant application for South Road culvert and schedules town meeting
Summary
The Board of Selectmen recommended the Board of Finance authorize a $189,000 special appropriation from the CNR reserve to support a CTDOT TRIP grant for the South Road culvert, agreed to offer a 25% local match, and scheduled a town meeting on April 23, 2026 to consider the appropriation.
The Marlborough Board of Selectmen voted to support a CTDOT TRIP (Transportation Rural Improvement Program) grant application to replace the South Road culvert and to recommend that the Board of Finance authorize a special appropriation from the CNR reserve of $189,000 to meet the local match. Peter Hughes, Director of Planning and Development, told the board the town must provide at least a 20% match and recommended offering 25% to improve the town’s chance of receiving the grant.
The board also moved to schedule a town meeting for April 23, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the MES cafeteria so voters can consider the special appropriation. Town Manager David Porter will follow up with the Board of Finance on the appropriation request and next procedural steps.
Why it matters: the culvert replacement is presented as a safety and infrastructure priority that requires a combination of state grant funding and local reserves. If the grant is awarded, the town will commit local capital to meet the match requirement and will need the Board of Finance and voters to approve the special appropriation.
What happened at the meeting: Hughes presented the project and match recommendation; Ms. McFarland moved that the Board of Selectmen recommend the Board of Finance authorize a $189,000 special appropriation from the CNR reserve for the CTDOT TRIP grant; Ms. Concodello seconded and the motion carried. Ms. McFarland then moved to schedule the town meeting on April 23, 2026; Ms. Concodello seconded and that motion also carried.
Next steps: the Board of Finance must take up the recommendation and the town meeting on April 23 will determine whether voters approve the use of the CNR reserve for the required local match.
