State Funds Get OK For Vets Cemetery, Dam, Hospital In Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Funding for a number of projects in Middletown were approved Friday by the State Bond Commission.

Here is a summary:

• $3 million for land repairs and expansion of the Veterans Affairs Cemetery and Memorial Services Program in Middletown
• $190,000 for the removal and replacement of an oil tank at Solnit Hospital in Middletown
• $2 million for dam repairs at Crystal Lake in Middletown

"From needed dam repairs to a historic expansion of the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, I want to thank Governor Lamont and the State Bond Commission for investing in a wide breadth of improvements all across our district." State Sen. Matt Lesser said.