From dirt lot to outdoor destination, Newtown leaders looking to transform downtown Sandy Hook lot
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NEWTOWN Leaders have secured a $128,000 state grant to help convert a dirt lot into a destination for outdoor events in downtown Sandy Hook and encourage the crowds to return once the pandemic is conquered.
The grant, secured by the Newtown Economic Development Commission, fits into a larger partnership with a business group to transform a former 1-acre garage lot near the center of Sandy Hook Village into a trailhead and a park with a pavilion for special events.
“There has been a lot of good activity down there, and this will help to increase it,” said Christal Preszler, Newtown’s deputy director for economic and community development. “Post-COVID, this is going to be great.”