Finance Committee - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Finance Committee
Meeting Type
Finance Committee
Location
Fitchburg, MA
Meeting Date
March 11, 2026

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 032-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure, by the Board of Health, of grant funds in the amount of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts to support an overnight Winter Warming Center.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 033-26

There be and hereby is appropriated the sum of ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND NINETY-NINE AND 20/100 DOLLARS ($195,099.20) from RESERVE FOR APPROPRIATION - PEG ACCESS Expenses to RESERVE FOR APPROPRIATION - PEG ACCESS Cable Franchise Fee for the purpose of remitting to FATV the fourth quarter 2025 franchise fee, and its share of annual capital grant proceeds.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 034-26

The City of Fitchburg approve the expenditure of grant funds from the Federal Aviation Administration in the approximate amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT AND 03/100 DOLLARS ($119,768.03) for the purpose of improvements and deferred maintenance at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 035-26

There be and hereby is appropriated the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000) from Wastewater Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings, crediting Wastewater Enterprise Fund Expenses – Architectural & Engineering.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 036-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates the sum of ELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTEEN AND 73/100 DOLLARS ($11,416.73) from Available Funds to cover the Fiscal Year 2025 Snow & Ice deficit.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 037-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates from Available Funds the sum of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($318,000) to DPW CAPITAL – Equipment.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 038-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates from Available Funds the sum of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) to COUNCIL ON AGING EXPENSES – Capital Improvements.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 039-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of MassDevelopment grant funds in the approximate amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) to support the design of water, sewer, and storm drain upgrades, and a hotel study for the Airport land now designated as non-aviation.