Local Politics
  1. Home
  2. US
  3. Connecticut
  4. Hartford
  5. Issues

Fred D. Wish Museum School Budget Increase

At a glance

  • What: a $7.3 million increase in the project budget for the Fred D. Wish Museum School, reimbursed by the state at 95%.
  • Where it stands: recommended favorably by the OMBGA Committee October 7; goes to the full council.

Sources

Log

  • 2026-10-07 - OMBGA Committee - Causes: an undocumented landfill (mitigated from about $9 million to about $3.7 million), a $3.8 million tariff and market overrun, and furniture and equipment escalation; the contingency has been used. Hernandez advised careful record-keeping for state reimbursement.