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?	RANK ORDER

3	Replacement rescue equipment for EMTs and Firehouse	Lynda			11,999 for the snowmobile	safety for trails in winter	no	yes	$500 annual	yes	no	1
4	Renovations to Town Hall for use as emergency shelter *	Richard	Ongoing		$100,000 already estimated. AC Units add $16-18,000.Generator recomended quote add $24,995 with stand		Available to all in an emergency and also as a meeting/function place	Already in place???	On going maintenance especially to plant. $385 once yearly maintenance quoted on generator.Possible minor from rental for functions			2
5	Do nothing	AJ			cost for loosing buying power	no	no	no	no	no	no	30
6	Updating playground with new equipment and features	Katie			Age range 5-12 lower end - $18,000; Higher end $50,000			Minimal maintenance/landscaping	Minimal maintenance and landscaping	Better Places funding could be available		4
7	Assess water/septic systems on town properties	Katie			Otter Creek Engineering: Craig Jewitt; $2,500 for a system assessment	not clear	not cleasr	follow up and coordination	possibly to follow up on plan.	possibly	no	3
8	Village Speed limit enforcement	Lynda			$3,300.00	large for town	not much	yes some costs	some maintainance and moving it	no	notwithout difficulty	5
9	Replace stanshions between fire dept and post office	Phil	When funds are available		$400 to $1000.00 x 4-6	make downtown look better	Town butification	Highway dept	Maintaining the stanshions			8
10	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			7
11	Addition to Firehouse: Install shower, washer, dryer	Richard	Long term for build. Needs design finalised to progress forward which can start as soon as funds are released		Design/Consultation work required to establish extension design/requirements etc. Make available $7.5-10K to start this		More modern Fire Station and equipment benefits all residents	Extent of work may requiore PT Project Manager. Possible enough expertise available from resident volunteers	Cost of the actual building!	Grant possible for enhancing fire station facilities & equipment???		6
12	Turn FEMA buyout properties into parks	AJ			$1000- $20000	medium to low	no	Connie and George but low maintaince	very low $500 every two years	no	yes	11-20
13	Community garden on town property	AJ			1000 on town property	some positive impact	yes	yes	1000 year	no	yes	11-20
14	Help with broadband connection fees	Micheline			same as #20							11-20
15	Subsidies for households with financial need to have conduit connections to high-speed internet (fiber)	Micheline			set aside $5,000 to help with families who have met criteria with state/fed funding	hard to know due to not knowing who would use them	needy families	volunteer to manage, use state criteria for assitsance for monthly payemnts, if the resident meets that standard we col help them make the connection. must set up criteria like maximum grant.	FCFS. Once money is spent, no future financial burden			11-20
16	Gym equipment in town hall basement	Phil	When funds are available		$10 to $20K		Availavle to all town residence	1 pt worker	facility needed			11-20
17	Create community outdoor gathering space(s)	Richard	See Gazebo									11-20
18	Recreational gazebo for picnicking	Richard	Lower end, (Aluminium) - available upon order. Higher end, (Redwood) 15-20 weeks		Lower end - $6.5K. Higher end $41K		Available to all Residents	Construction by volunteers. Minimal ongoing requirements	Minimal maimtenance. Low end item will have much shorter longevity		Better Places funding could be available at 2:1, if they allow use of the ARPA funds	11-20
19	tractors and attachments for Town Green and cemetery maintenance	AJ			37224.66but there is a possibity of a $12k lawn mower replace current one.	not useful based on information that it can 't be used in the cemetery. $12,000 approx. could be in the cemetery and would make it look it good which is good for the town.	none.	Connie to maintain	$500 annual	no	town GF	21-30
20	small business investment fund	AJ			possibly $50k	not clear, but limited	yes	huge issue, lots of costs to start up an darrange it.	yes, possibly	not clear	no	21-30
21	Ice skating in ballfield	Katie	Winter		Estimate from NiceRink: 70x80 initial cost for $8,000; new liner yearly is about $1,000; potentially buy silage tarps that will cut these to size for 1/2 the cost from NiceRink; Husky outdoor lights available from Home Depot for about $100/piece		Available to all residents	Construction by volunteers. Some ongoing requirements; general "policing" to ensure people know its use at your own risk	Finding people to shovel and keep snow off of it; flood it 1-2x per week			21-30
22	Creating town listserv, refreshing town website, online tax bill payments.	Katie		LISTSERV quote for max 20 lists: $4740 with $1050 yearly fees	$175/year hosting; $375/year for security; $2500-$3500 for design and creation; JEG Design in Rutland; Trish is not interested in online tax payments at this time	Trish not interested in this project as too much work regarding taxes.	no	much cost on the tax bills	Potential to constantly need updating			21-30	June 9
23	Contribute to mandatory storm water relief project at Rutland County Solid Waste District	Katie			not clear how much would be needed	not much immediately	no	no	no	no	n0	21-30
24	Invest in a grant researcher for the town	Katie	when funds are available		Going rate seems to be $25/hour		Potentially high dependent on scope of projects researched	Would have to hire someone and manage applications	Unlimited, dependent on scope of projects outlined	no	yes	21-30
25	Emergency equipment for Highway Department	Lynda				not needed per George	no					21-30
26	Donation to White River Valley Ambulance	Lynda				not much, we pay them.						21-30
27	Trash & Recycling Truck	Lynda			$200k	large for town folks that don't use pvt hauler	yes	driver and scheduling	maintaince and insurance	no	notwithout difficulty	21-30
28	Cell phone tower for all carriers to improve cell service in Pittsfield	Micheline			0	already in progress					already in progress	21-30
29	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	21-30
30	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		21-30
31	Shuttle to Route 4	Phil			Used to new van $32 to 100k		Availavle to all town residence	Town mechanic town garage	Insurance-bus storage			21-30
32	Bus Route through Pittsfield	Phil	Meeting needed with town and Tri-Valley Transit		Minimal fee		open to all town residence	Tri-Valley Transit	Fare $3.50 after June 2023 free intil then	Grant possible		21-30
33	Repave Basketball courts	Phil	When funds are available		One estimate at $23,600		Open to all town's residence		Maintaining the courts		21-30 because grant writer on it.
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