ANSONIA — The following information is from Ansonia Town Clerk Beth Lynch and will be available to voters at the polls on Tuesday, Nov.7, Election Day, regarding a breakdown of the project costs concerning the five ballot questions asking voters to approve or reject $132.6 million in borrowing.
CITY OF ANSONIA EXPLANATORY TEXT
November 7, 2023, Referendum
The Ansonia Board of Aldermen, at its meeting on August 31, 2023, adopted a Resolution in the amount of $132,632,000 for city-wide improvement projects, and to send such to the voters of Ansonia for approval or disapproval at a referendum to be held November 7, 2023, between the hours of 6:00a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Explanatory text is set forth under the questions below. This explanatory text will be furnished to each applicant for an absentee ballot and will be made available for public distribution at the polling places. The full text of the appropriation and bonding resolution, as approved by the Board of Aldermen, are on the Ansonia website, at cityofansonia.com and on file and available for public inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 253 Main Street, Ansonia, CT 06401, during the City’s regular business hours.
The sum of $132,632,000 is appropriated for City of Ansonia Capital Improvements 2023 – 2024 as follows:
Education:
$100,000,000 New Middle School and related capital/infrastructure expenses*
$5,025,000 Ansonia High School capital improvements
$500,000 Aquisition of city-wide school furniture
105,525,000
*Middle School subject to partial reimbursement by State of Connecticut
Public Safety:
$1,000,000 Crime surveillance cameras
$1,100,000 Expansion of Animal Shelter
$232,000 Police Department capital needs (vehicles, taser units, batons)
$80,000 Police Canine Unit expenses
$1,150,000 Ambulances (2)
$1,500,000 Rescue fire truck
$2,500,000 Ladder fire truck
$1,200,000 Engine fire truck
$125,000 City-wide power generators
$250,000 Fire department office/Emergency Operations Center space at 65 Main St.
$375,000 Fire, Police, ARMS radios/communication devices
$1,250,000 Fire, Police, ARMS radio/communications infrastructure
$10,762,000
Recreation:
$10,200,000 Nolan field including, all related fields and recreational facilities (basketball, tennis and pickleball court) at Nolan; and other city-wide park improvements
Roads and Infrastructure:
$5,100,000 Paving of City roads and construction of related infrastructure
Public Works:
$520,000 Dump Trucks (2)
$213,000 Roadside Brush Machine
$212,000 Bucket Truck
$100,000 Transfer Station scale
$1,045,000
The appropriations and bond authorizations to be voted on shall be placed on the ballot under the following ballot labels:
Shall the City issue not exceeding $105,525,000 of its bonds for education improvements including the acquisition of property for and construction of a new Ansonia Middle School and related capital/infrastructure, capital improvements for the Ansonia High School, and acquisition of furniture for city-wide schools, and for debt administration, pursuant to the Resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen and BOAT, be approved? YES/NO
Shall the City issue not exceeding $10,762,000 of its bonds for public safety improvements, including city-wide crime surveillance cameras, expansion of the Ansonia Animal Shelter, improvements for the Police Department Canine Unit, Police Department capital needs (vehicles, taser units, batons), acquisition of back-up power generators for City buildings, acquisition of three fire trucks for the Ansonia Fire Department, the acquisition of two ambulances for ARMS, the creation of office space for use by Ansonia Fire Departments, and an Emergency Operations Center at 65 Main Street, and the aquisition of Fire, Police and ARMS radios and related communications infrastructure, and for debt administration, pursuant to the Resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen and BOAT, be approved? YES/NO
Shall the City issue not exceeding $10,200,000 of its bonds for recreation improvements, including the renovation of Nolan Athletic Complex including multi-sport use fields and facility improvements at Nolan Field, and improvements to city-wide fields, and for debt administration, pursuant to the Resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen and BOAT, be approved? YES/NO
Shall the City issue not exceeding $5,100,000 of its bonds for roads and infrastructure improvements including the City-wide paving of City roads, including traffic lights, curbing, sidewalks, sewer, and drainage systems and improvements thereto, speed detecting devices, and improvements to facilitate ADA compliance improvements, and for debt administration, pursuant to the Resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen and BOAT, be approved? YES/NO
Shall the City issue not exceeding $1,045,000 of its bonds for Public Works Department improvements and capital purchases, including the purchase of two dump trucks, a roadside brush machine, a bucket truck, and transfer station scale, and for debt administration, pursuant to the Resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen and BOAT, be approved? YES/NO
A “Yes” vote means the above-referenced improvements would be funded.
A “No” vote means the above-referenced improvements would NOT be funded.
