Wethersfield Getting Large Small Cities Grant

WETHERSFIELD, CT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein on Thursday announced that $10.5 million is being awarded to 16 municipalities — including Wethersfield — through the federal and sate subsidized Small Cities Grant Program to "provide infrastructure upgrades and improvements with the goal of combating blight, improving neighborhoods, and increasing economic development."

Wethersfield is receiving $778,210. The town will use the funding to renovate Harvey Fuller Senior Housing Complex, a 32-unit senior rental housing development, and Highvue Terrace Apartments, a 28-unit housing community for low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Renovations at Harvey Fuller will include replacement of flooring, hot water heaters and shut off valves, mechanical baseboards and thermostats, exterior doors, toilets, and exterior siding and installation of a security system. Renovations at Highvue Terrace will include replacement of kitchen floors, kitchen cabinets, toilets, storm doors, and the installation of a new security system.

The grants are awarded through the Community Development Block Grant Small Cities program, which is administered by the state DOH with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants are given to towns with populations of less than 50,000 and are designed to "advance projects that develop and preserve affordable housing, provide services to the most vulnerable residents in their communities, and also create and retain jobs."

Malloy said, “These projects will help so many local communities increase quality of life and make our state an even more attractive place to live, work and do business. These are investments in our neighborhoods, in the people who live here, and in our economic future.”

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