NEW $200,000 GRANT FOR STORRS CENTER DOWNTOWN PROJECT
Author: Brenda Sullivan, Mansfield Today
09/20/2009
Website: http://mansfield.htnp.com/?p=6161
STORRS, Ct. (September 20, 2009) - Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Friday [Sept. 18] that the town of Mansfield will receive a $200,000 grant for the Storrs Center project.
The funding is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets Sept. 25.
“Our downtowns are at the heart of economic and community activities throughout the state,” Gov. Rell said. “This project, once completed, will bring more visitors to the downtown area and attract more businesses, providing a boost to the local economy.”
The “revitalization” funds are expected to be used for construction of a town square with landscaping and corresponding site work, road realignment, building demolition, utility work and the streetscape.
Plans call for the town square to be at the center of stores, housing, offices and cultural amenities.
The $200,000 grant comes from the Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP).
STEAP provides financial assistance for projects that encourage economic development, community conservation and quality of life.
To be eligible, a town must have a population of less than 30,000, not be designated as a “distressed municipality” or a “public investment community” and not have an urban center.
The state Office of Policy and Management administers this program and individual projects are managed by several state agencies including the CT Department of Economic and Community Development.
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