Board of Finance approves Scotland Avenue road grant, rejects Meals-on-Wheel reserve
Board of Finance approved a $1.16 million transportation grant for Scotland Avenue and rejected a Meals-on-Wheel reserve fund.
Board of Finance · Meeting of April 9, 2026
CT MADISON — Board of Finance approved a $1.16 million transportation grant for Scotland Avenue and rejected a Meals-on-Wheel reserve fund. The board voted unanimously to accept the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program grant of $1,160,400, reducing the town's required matching contribution from $1.2 million to approximately $250,000 when combined with an $800,000 connectivity grant and $375,000 in prior Capital Improvement Plan funding. A motion to appropriate $100,000 to establish a Meals-on-Wheel reserve fund failed 3-3, with Chair John Picard, Jude Hession, and Bob Donahue voting in favor and Matt Gordon, John Rasimas, and John Muller voting against.
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Source: the Board of Finance meeting of April 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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