School Pre-Construction Costs Among Week's Payments
Wilmington wrote 290 checks totalling $1,920,727.49 in the last week and we provide a few examples of what your tax dollars went to.
Pre-Construction costs were among payments made by the town in the last week.
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Each week the town spends money approved in the annual budget for everyday expenses and, each week, Wilmington Patch will be running a new feature, highlighting a handful of these expenses for our readers' perusal.
The following is a small sample of who the town paid, how much they paid them, and for what reason. Check back each week for more line items out of the town's budget.
In total, the town cut 290 checks totalling $1,920,727.49. Here is a look at a few of those payments.
| VENDOR NAME | HOW MUCH THE TOWN SPENT | WHAT THE TOWN PURCHASED |
| Alert-all Corporation | $1,080.00 | Fire prevention items for distribution at School department |
| Allison Collins | $1,250.00 | Coordinator for program at School department |
| Benevento Asphalt Corp. | $1,121.60 | Asphalt binder for town roads |
| Dennis K. Burke, Inc. | $30,998.53 | Fuel for town and school vehicles |
| Gilbane Building Company | $16,000.00 | Preconstruction services for new high school |
| J. Freeman, Inc. | $1,690.20 | Replacement materials for broken windows by Public Buildings |
| Moynihan Lumber Co | $299.57 | Lumber used by Public Buildings for repairs |
| Ricoh Americas Corporation | $2,730.72 | Copier usage and supplies at Police department |
| The Margaret Gifford School | $459.84 | Summer tuition for special needs students |
| Z-Medica | $589.00 | Supplies for defibrillator for Police department |
Steven McGinley
7:18 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Is it wise to be writing a check for $16,000 for a project that is an even permitted it yet? I’ve never been involved with an $85,000,000 project, the way it works around this house though is I pay the contractors when they are finished with the work.