Bethel Receives $800K for Improvements to Reynold's Ridge Senior Housing

Governor Malloy announced Thursday that Bethel is the recipient of an $800,000 grant for community development and improvement.

Bethel is one of 22 municipalities in Connecticut have been approved to receive close to $12 million dollars in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program awards from the state.

The $800,000 will go towards renovations at Reynolds Ridge Senior Housing Complex located at 25 Reynolds Ridge, Bethel near the schools (see map). The Bethel Housing Authority will create two handicapped accessible units, replace interior and exterior doors and windows and improve energy efficiencies in 80 units of senior housing.

The grants are awarded to municipalities in order to facilitate projects to enhance their communities and create and retain jobs.

“These projects will help so many local communities increase quality of life and make our state an even more attractive place to live, work and do business,” Governor Malloy said. “These are investments in our neighborhoods, in the people who live here, and in our economic future.”

“The CDBG program is a great opportunity for our smaller towns to apply for, and receive, funding for important projects in their communities,” Commissioner Klein said. “When the improvements to these homes are completed, it will have a positive impact on the residents who live there. In the State of Connecticut, we are making critical investments in housing that will have a lasting effect on individuals, families, and communities for years to come.”

Photo: Bethel Housing Authority