Griswold expects new senior center to be done in 12 weeks
norwichbulletin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from norwichbulletin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Day - Griswold to receive federal grant for senior center improvements - News from southeastern Connecticut
theday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published May 19. 2021 9:00AM
By Kevin Gorden, Special to the Times
Town officials are now focused on getting the new Griswold Senior Community Wellness Center completed. Voters agreed in a referendum May 5 to take $760,000 out of the town’s surplus account to finish the construction project. The referendum passed with 550 in favor of more funding and 280 against.
Work on the Taylor Hill Road complex stopped in mid-March after a funding shortfall was discovered, causing bad feelings among some residents, who claimed mismanagement of funds.
Board of Finance members complained they weren’t made aware of the shortfall until January, and that plans were incomplete when contracts for the project were signed in 2019, after voters approved a $7.5 million bond issue for the work.
After running over budget, new Griswold Senior Center referendum passed
GRISWOLD The residents of Griswold have voted in favor Wednesday night to spend the remaining $760,000 needed to complete the new Griswold Senior Community Wellness Center from the town s surplus fund. The referendum passed 550 to 280.
The new senior center project was originally passed in May 2019, with $7.6 million in funding. However, there were costs totaling $945,649 deferred from the project, needed for completion. These costs were only discovered in January, and after multiple meetings, the remaining costs were reduced to $760,000 by April.