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Ogdensburg faces several capital projects in near future, including $1 million Spring Street Bridge project

Posted 7/11/17

By JIMMY LAWTON OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg City Manager Sarah Purdy informed councilors Monday of major capital expenses coming expenses coming to the city in 2018, including a $1 million renovation …

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Ogdensburg faces several capital projects in near future, including $1 million Spring Street Bridge project

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By JIMMY LAWTON

OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg City Manager Sarah Purdy informed councilors Monday of major capital expenses coming expenses coming to the city in 2018, including a $1 million renovation to the Spring Street Bridge.

Among the expenses expected next year are an $84,000 dump truck, an 80,000 heavy equipment lease, two police cars estimated at $83,000, a $1 million renovation to the Spring Street Bridge, $200,000 in repairs to City Hall, $69,000 in paving projects at the police and fire stations and boiler system up grade at the police station estimated at $60,000.

Purdy broke the news as part of her five-year capital improvement plan. The plan is expected to better prepare the city council for dealing with coming expenses.

Ogdensburg trimmed its budget last year significantly, but still had to raise taxes by more than 12 percent.

Purdy is hopeful that by looking ahead at projects the city can reduce the volatility in spending. She said the plan is designed to help reduce major unexpected spikes in the tax rate.

As part of the plan, Purdy will get the early rendition of the budget to the council by October 13, from there the city will have a bit more time to make cuts and adjustments and avoid working on a tight deadline as it prepares the spending plan.

Purdy said the city will need to be creative in finding funding for the major projects that are rapidly approaching. Last year the city budgeted just $380,988 for such projects.

At the upcoming August meeting, Purdy will provide a review of revenue and expenses for the first half of the year and share preliminary projections for 2018.