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Stamford Lawmaker Applauds $303K in State Funds For Stamford
The money will be used to ensure continuity of operations at the Government Center and the Smith House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) today applauded Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s announcement of grants to municipalities for restoring and reinforcing existing infrastructure impacted by Super Storm Sandy, according to a press release from Leone’s office.
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Stamford was granted funding for generator upgrades to ensure the continuity of operations at the Government Center and the Smith House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
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Sen. Leone applauded the upgrades as a necessary public service: “Extreme weather events are no longer the exception—they are now the norm. The current generators are beyond their useful life, and these essential upgrades will ensure that the facilities stay operating so they can serve our community when it needs them most.”
Last year, the state was awarded funds in the amount of $66 million through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) program. The CDBG-DR program, administered by the Department of Housing, was established to assist the most impacted and distressed areas recover from Super Storm Sandy.
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“The damaging effects of storms along Connecticut’s shoreline are just a reality these communities must face,” said Governor Malloy. “With these grants, however, we can assist these municipalities and their cleanup efforts from the devastation of one of the most severe storms in Connecticut’s history, and help them to establish resiliency plans so they can be better prepared in the years ahead.”
“Earlier this year, DOH disbursed nearly $32 million in several communities ravaged by recent storms. This second round of federal funding will build on the momentum started in rebuilding infrastructure projects,” said Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein. “It’s also helping these same cities and towns take measures that will diminish the impacts of future storms.”
Stamford’s grant was in the amount of $303,795.
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