Malloy Seeks $480M In Bonding Projects: Here Is The Breakdown

HARTFORD, CT — The final legislative session may be behind Gov. Dannel Malloy, but don’t call him a lame duck. The state Bond Commission will be meeting Thursday and there are numerous big project items that will likely get funding. Overall there is more than $480 million in bonding that will be voted on at the meeting.

Malloy caught some flak from Republicans in July when he pushed for $10 million to study electronic tolling in Connecticut. He responded by saying the bonding would get the ball rolling if the next governor and legislature wanted to take up studying tolls and could be cancelled.

Hartford and the surrounding area are set to receive tens of millions of dollars in funds to help with economic development.

Among some items on the agenda:

• $16 million for a parking garage on Clinton Street.
• $4 million in loans to refurbish neighborhood retail buildings in the Albany Avenue and Main Street area.
• More than $8 million to provide a loan to a real estate company to build 108 units of market rate housing and commercial real estate at Park and Main Streets in Hartford.
• $2.34 million for East Hartford economic development, including development of the riverfront.
• $12 million for loans to help development of the area around Dunkin Donuts park.
• $8.5 million in loans to help develop a grocery store at Albany Avenue and Main Street.
• $1 million to develop the Hartford riverwalk.
• Around $1 million to improve the track and field lighting at Hartford Public High School.
• $590,000 to improve traffic signals in Hartford.
• $5 million to help replace Hartford sidewalks and improve traffic calming.
• $3 million for the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford to help with infrastructure improvements.

Other bonding items on the agenda will help across the state such as $200 million to help finance grants to help cover the costs of local school building projects. Another $10 million would go toward remediating Brownfield sites across the state.

More than $50 million would go to CTNext, which helps entrepreneurs grow Connecticut-based companies.

Some areas of the state would also get specific assistance.

Some highlights include:

• $100,000 for handball courts in Manchester.
• $5 million to dredge the State Pier in New London.
• $13 million to the U.S. Navy to consolidate emergency manage at the New London sub base.
• $6 million to help Windham develop a downtown parking garage.
• $10 million to Waterbury to rehabilitate the historic Odd Fellows Hall.
• $1.5 million to Waterbury to help demolish and redevelop the former Anaconda American Brass complex.
• $4 million to Waterbury to help with street improvements.
• $10 million to NEw Haven to help reconstruct its Public Works facility.
• $5.5 million to help construct 130 housing units in Bridgeport.
• $3 million to provide a grant to help expand the Greater Danbury Community Health center
• $2 million to help construct an educational facility at Boccuzzi park in Stamford,
• $5 million to West Haven to assist with traffic improvements.
• $2.3 million for sidewalk repairs in New Haven.
• About $3.5 million for Meriden to control flooding.
• $575,000 to improve Little League baseball fields in New Haven.
• $217,000 for a splash pad and playground in New Haven.
• $1.5 million to Stamford to help dredge the Cove Island Park channel.
• $750,000 to improve Wolcott Park in West Hartford.
• $100,000 to West Haven to help construction a playscape at an elementary school.
• $650,000 for streetscape improvements in Fairfield.

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