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By far, Stamford’s heftiest line item is an ERP system implementation. The $12 million effort overhauls the software used for day-to-day operations like financials and regulatory compliance. Mayor David Martin admitted that Stamford’s software is “wholly behind” the standard for other municipalities.

Another $10 million will go to roadway quality updates, an effort that has gained momentum in the last year. Over 40 sections of road have been repaved in Stamford in the last year, according to the project request from road maintenance supervisor Thomas Turk.

Even with this massive project, Martin says the city still needs several years of road repaving to eliminate its massive backlog of streetscapes.

“I think that in the next year, two years, if we can maintain the amount of spending that we're doing on the road paving, we'll begin to see the quality of roads improve,” he said. “I'm right trying to catch up still.”

Combined, those two projects encompass just over 41 percent of Martin’s proposed capital budget.

Other major items include:

➤ ➤ $5.3 million for major bridge replacements

➤ ➤ $1.9 million in renovations to the Government Center

➤ ➤ $1.5 million to replace city vehicles across five departments