Project Ideas as of 2.10.22

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2	Project Idea	ARPA Committee member	Timeframe	Estimate Cost/Percentage of the full award that the project will use	Biggest bang for the buck to the overall community	Impact on disproportionately impacted households	Staff capacity to manage project	Future financial or administrative burdens created by project	Can leverage additional state or federal funds	Is alternative funding available for this project?

3	Renovations to Town Hall for use as emergency shelter *	Richard
4	Create community outdoor gathering space(s)	Richard
5	Recreational gazebo for picnicking	Richard
6	Ice skating in ballfield	Katie
7	Updating playground with new equipment and features	Katie
8	Help with broadband connection fees	Micheline
9	Subsidies for households with financial need to have conduit connections to high-speed internet (fiber)	Micheline
10	Cell phone tower for all carriers to improve cell service in Pittsfield	Micheline
11	Creating town listserv, refreshing town website, online tax bill payments.	Katie
12	Replacement rescue equipment for EMTs and Firehouse	Lynda
13	Addition to Firehouse: Install shower, washer, dryer	Richard
14	Emergency equipment for Highway Department	Lynda
15	Contribute to mandatory storm water relief project at Rutland County Solid Waste District	Katie
16	Assess water/septic systems on town properties	Katie
17	Turn FEMA buyout properties into parks	AJ
18	Donation to White River Valley Ambulance	Lynda
19	Village Speed limit enforcement	Lynda
20	Trash & Recycling Truck	Lynda
21	Do nothing	AJ
22	A sidewalk in town on Route 100	Phil		$1.5 to $3mm		Residance along Route 100	Highway dept	periodic maintance		State grant pays 80%, more if qualified need to apply by June 9	June 9
23	Gym equipment in town hall basement	Phil	When funds are available	$10 to $20K		Availavle to all town residence	1 pt worker	facility needed
24	Food pantry	Phil	When funds are available	Small food pantry $100 to $200K, Little cabinet $100 to $500		needy families	Little pantry worker/volunteer to collect donations & monitor pantry	Small pantry needs ficility to store food	State grants available
25	Shuttle to Route 4	Phil		Used to new van $32 to 100k		Availavle to all town residence	Town mechanic town garage	Insurance-bus storage
26	Replace stanshions between fire dept and post office	Phil	When funds are available	$400 to $1000.00		Town butification	Highway dept	Maintaining the stanshions
27	Big town hall sign to replace a-frame signs	Phil	When funds are available	Movable sign $15 to $17K Stationary $500 to $1K		Safety Issue	Person to maintain sign	Town odnances, electric connection
28	Repave Basketball courts	Phil	When funds are available	One estimate at $23,600		Open to all town's residence		Maintaining the courts
29	Invest in a grant researcher for the town	Katie						Fare $3.50 after June 2023 free intil then	Grant possible
30	Bus Route through Pittsfield	Phil	Meeting needed with town and Tri-Valley Transit	Minimal fee		open to all town residence	Tri-Valley Transit	$
31	Community garden on town property	AJ
32	tractors and attachments for Town Green and cemetery maintenance	AJ		$37,224.66
33	small business investment fund	AJ
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