Rutland City residents will be casting their votes Tuesday on a $3.9 million bond for infrastructure upgrades as a part of a large-scale economic revitalization effort downtown.

If approved by the voters, the city will have the funds to upgrade the wastewater system, bury power lines, widen sidewalks and lay the groundwork for a proposed hotel project, housing and other private investment downtown, said Rutland Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Sean Adkins.

The vote is the next step in the development of Rutland’s Tax Increment Financing District , after the Vermont Economic Progress Council’s approval of the first phase of the city’s plans for the district in July. The hotel and infrastructure plan is the first in a series of potential projects proposed to revitalize Rutlan

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