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Darien BOF postpones vote to reduce Great Island purchase authorization; approves $6,000 survey transfer
Summary
The board voted unanimously to postpone a resolution that would decrease the Great Island purchase authorization by $2,304,999 and separately approved a $6,000 transfer from the BOF Capital Reserve to fund a topographic survey of Great Island.
The Darien Board of Finance on March 10 postponed action on a proposed resolution to amend the appropriation and bond authorization for the purchase of Great Island to decrease the amount by $2,304,999. Chairman James Palen presented the resolution; Committee member Jenny Schwartz moved to postpone the action and Committee member Dan Bumgardner seconded. The board recorded unanimous support for the postponement.
Separately, the board approved a request to transfer $6,000 from the Board of Finance Capital Reserve to fund a Great Island topographic survey. Chairman James Palen presented the funding transfer; Committee member Jenny Schwartz moved the transfer and Committee member Paul Hendrickson seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The Great Island items were discussed as part of broader FY 2026–2027 budget deliberations, which also included public works and the Great Island Management Fund. The transcript does not record further details of the survey contract or the substantive reasons for the proposed decrease to the purchase authorization.
