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Finance Committee Reviews Free Cash Spending

WestfieldJan 27, 20262 min read

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The committee approved several free cash appropriations, including $270,000 for paving Park River Drive and Park River Circle, $66,505 for curbside leaf collection, and $24,314.43 for a replacement mower. The committee also reviewed $13,476,970 in certified free cash and held several other requests for further consideration.

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City Council Finance Committee

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Westfield has nearly $13.5 million in certified free cash, with about $9.5 million in proposed spending requests. The committee approved funding for road work, leaf collection, a greenhouse partnership with Westfield Technical Academy, and other municipal equipment and services. It held requests for athletic fields, landfill repairs, an animal shelter heating and cooling system, and other items while members sought additional information.

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Approved a $75,000 transfer from the Ambulance Designated Account to the Ambulance Overtime Account, reduced from the proposed $150,000; the vote passed 3-0.
Held a $27,321.25 request for replacement heating and cooling systems at the Animal Shelter.
Held a $9,500 request to reframe historic City Council portraits in the Council Chambers.
Held a $2,000,000 request for Athletic Field construction costs.
Held requests totaling $227,120 for landfill groundwater monitoring well repairs, engineering for landfill cap repairs, and landfill cap construction repairs.
Approved $7,158.96 for a Department of Public Works greenhouse to be built with help from Westfield Technical Academy's Horticulture department; the vote passed 3-0.
Approved $24,314.43 for a zero-turn lawn mower; the vote passed 3-0.
Approved $66,505 for six weeks of curbside leaf collection; the vote passed 3-0.
Approved $270,000 for milling and overlaying Park River Drive and Park River Circle; the vote passed 3-0.

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