Stonington Set To Receive $400K From State For Housing Program

STONINGTON, CT — The Town of Stonington will receive $400,000 from the state for a housing rehabilitation program.

Stonington is one of eight municipalities receiving awards totaling $12.8 million for infrastructure. The goal of the state program is to modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income residents.

The town will use the funds to complete up to 10 housing units, and the future use of any program income to be used to continue the Stonington Housing Rehabilitation Program into the future.

It is the town’s goal to establish the program "as a continuous town service for its residents and serve as a catalyst to improve the properties and the living conditions of the residents," according to a statement.

The grants are being awarded as part of the Community Development Block Grant Small Cities program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible projects are required to be in a municipality with a population of fewer than 50,000 residents.

"These housing grants go a long way to improving neighborhoods so that we can make our communities more attractive and encourage continued growth for the benefit of all our residents," Lamont said in a written statement.