The annual Town Meeting in Ridgefield will be held at the Ridgefield Playhouse at 7:30pm tonight. Ridgefield residents will be asked to approve 7 items to send to a referendum vote on May 9th. The municipal budget is proposed at $47 million. The proposed Education budget is $92.6 million.
Capital Items to be Presented at the Annual Town Meeting:
Highway Department – Peter Hill
Lowboy Dump Truck $64,697
Double Drum Vibratory Roller $40,400
Guardrail Replacement $40,000
Parks & Recreation Department – Paul Roche
1-1/2 Ton Truck w/Plow & Sander $60,120
Scotts Ridge Field Replacement $55,000
Playground Replacement/Repair $30,000
Field Renovator/Combinator $28,500
Turf Tractor $24,000
Parks/Fields Safety Improvements $23,600
ADA Compliance $21,300
Tennis/Basketball Court Repair $20,500
Field Conditioner $20,116
Maintenance Bldg. Floor Repair $12,075
Golf Course – Tony Steger
Fairway Mower $43,600
Turf Truckster $9,200
Towbehind Debris Blower $7,200
Town Engineer – Charles Fisher
Lake Windwing Dam Repairs $90,000
ERMS Roof Repairs $87,000
Tiger Hollow Stairway Reconstruction $64,000
Window Replacement – VNA Wing $53,000
Storm Drainage Study $45,000
Dam Emergency Action Plans $41,000
Highway Exterior Painting & Carpentry $40,000
Fire Station #1 Exterior Painting $9,000
Tree Warden – John Pinchbeck
Tree Replacement $55,000
Fire Department – Acting Chief Jerry Myers
Headquarter Station Renovations $85,000
Fire Protective Equipment $44,000
PPE Washer & Dryer $18,000
Information Technology – Andrew Neblett
Storage Area Network (SAN) Disks $33,400
Datto Backup Solution $17,400
Town of Ridgefield
Town Wide ADA $75,000
Public Safety Building Replacement Study $65,000