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Capital Budget Committee Approves Infrastructure Projects

BurlingtonMar 24, 20262 min read

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The committee unanimously supported 12 FY27 capital budget items totaling approximately $9.1 million in estimated costs, including road and sidewalk paving, water system work, drainage repairs, and vehicle replacements.

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The votes advance funding requests for projects intended to maintain Burlington’s roads, sidewalks, drainage systems, water and sewer infrastructure, buildings, and public works equipment. The largest requests are $3.75 million for paving, $2 million for Mill Pond and raw-water intake improvements, and $1.33 million for lead service line investigations. All listed items received 6-0-0 support from the committee, with funding proposed through borrowing, free cash, the sewer enterprise fund, or the capital budget.

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Approved $200,000 for annual drainage repairs and stream cleaning, funded through free cash and the capital budget.
Approved $1,327,400 for the EPA lead service line investigation, with potential replacement of unacceptable services discovered during the work.
Approved $3,750,000 for road, sidewalk, and municipal parking lot paving, funded through borrowing.
Approved $250,000 toward a five-year water meter replacement and water billing system upgrade program.
Approved $68,000 for a side-arm brush mower attachment used to clear roadside and sidewalk overgrowth.
Approved $120,000 for pump station upgrades and generator replacements, funded through the sewer enterprise.
Approved $35,000 to replace filter sand at the Mill Pond water treatment facility.
Approved $75,000 for Greenleaf Water Tank rehabilitation design.
Approved $2,000,000 for Mill Pond resiliency and capacity improvements, including culvert gate replacement and raw-water intake lining, funded through borrowing.
Approved $650,000 to replace PFAS filtration media.
Approved $556,000 for DPW vehicle and equipment replacements.
Approved $65,000 for a facilities condition inventory and assessment to support long-term maintenance and capital planning.

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