HAMDEN — The state budget, signed by Gov. Ned Lamont last month, includes something town officials believe they desperately need — millions of earmarked funds set aside just for Hamden.
Members of Hamden’s legislative delegation to Hartford, who represent the state’s town with the highest debt per capita, procured up to $10 million in bonding, addressing a direct need, as Hamden currently has no bond rating with three separate bond rating agencies because of unaudited budgets dating back to the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
State Rep. Laurie Sweet, D-Hamden, said Tuesday that the town’s delegation believed the best use of its efforts in this recent session would be to assist the town in avoiding adding to its debt. Funding capital projects…