Madison Selectmen to Consider $350K Ambulance Funding Shift, Housing Trust Hearing
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Madison, CT | News | 48m Madison Selectmen to Consider $350K Ambulance Funding Shift, Housing Trust Hearing The Madison Board of Selectmen will review ambulance funding, affordable housing plans and road projects during a meeting this week. Alfred Branch , Patch Staff
MADISON, CT — Madison's Board of Selectmen is scheduled to consider shifting $350,000 in planned capital funding to accelerate the purchase of a new ambulance when it meets Tuesday afternoon. The board will hold its regular meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, remotely via Zoom . The meeting is virtual only.
One of the most significant business items is a request from the Madison Ambulance Association to move $350,000 from the town’s fiscal year 2027-28 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget into fiscal year 2026-27 for the purchase of an ambulance.
The board is scheduled to discuss and potentially take action on the request, which is contingent on approval by the Board of Finance. The Board of Selectmen is also expected to review proposed edits to an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Ordinance.
In a related item, members are scheduled to discuss and take action on calling a public hearing for June 22 at 6 p.m. in Town Campus Room A and on Zoom to review the proposed ordinance. The ordinance is part of the town’s ongoing efforts to address housing-related policy issues.
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