SEN. OSTEN, REPS. WILSON AND PEMBERTON WELCOME $12.4 MILLION IN STATE BONDING FOR NORWICH
NORWICH – State Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) and state Representatives Derell Wilson (D-Norwich) and Larry Pemberton (D-Montville) today welcomed the news that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve $12.4 million in state bonding for a variety of City of Norwich projects when the commission meets on Friday, May 29, in Hartford.
The Town of Montville Camp Oakdale Complex will also separately receive $1.15 million in state funding to modernize, expand, and enhance the Camp Oakdale sports complex, which includes seven sports fields, basketball and pickleball/tennis courts, several fitness trails, a playground, a dog park, two pavilions, two parking lots, and several restrooms.
“The scope of these projects and the state support for them is just phenomenal. For years I have been advocating for more state attention and funding for eastern Connecticut, and those efforts are paying off when we see a list of municipal projects like this in line for state funding. It is very heartening, “ Sen. Osten said. “I want to thank Governor Lamont and the members of the State Bond Commission for their investments in Norwich and eastern Connecticut. We are a great state, a very diverse state, and the people and places of eastern Connecticut are as deserving of our time and attention as Stamford, New Haven, and Hartford.”
“I want to thank Governor Lamont and the State Bond Commission for their support and commitment to investing in Norwich,” Rep. Wilson said. “We see it in the approval of over $12 million for a myriad of projects that will only make our city more appealing to its residents and visitors. I am just beyond thrilled to see over $4 million earmarked for Jubilee Park.”
“I’m thrilled to see $12.4 million is slated to come to Norwich for some critical projects, including housing development, school infrastructure improvements, and park renovations,” Rep. Pemberton said. “Thank you to Governor Lamont and the State Bond Commission for their support of Norwich, and to my legislative colleagues for their continued efforts for our great city.”
The Norwich projects slated for bonding approval on May 29 include:
- $4.236 million for the revitalization of Jubilee Park to support the Lower Broadway redevelopment of downtown Norwich.
- $3 million for the Spectra Construction and Development Corporation for the conversion of a vacant office building at 101 Water Street – the old Social Security building – into a mixed-use adaptive reuse with 58 market-rate apartments, and ground-floor commercial space. “This building has been vacant for years, so renovating it, getting it back on the tax rolls, and providing housing is a pretty big deal,” Sen. Osten said.
- $1.2 million for upgrades to air quality, automatic release on fire doors, and a paved parking lot at the Integrated Day Charter School on Thermos Avenue.
- $1.594 million for repairs to the Campbell Building at the state-owned, 123-acre Uncas on Thames campus that houses regional offices of the Department of Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Southeastern Mental Health Authority, Department of Revenue Services, and various nonprofit agencies.
- $1.7 million for latrine renovation at the Connecticut Army National Guard facility on Stott Avenue.
- $250,000 to find a planning grant for affordable housing at 57 Roath Street.
- $380,000 for roof replacement at the Southeastern Mental Health Authority
- $46,240 for various building system upgrades at the Southeastern Mental Health Authority