| Hartford, CT – State Senator
John McKinney (R-28) today joined State Representatives
Tom Christiano (D-134), Tom Drew (D-132) and Kim Fawcett
(D-133) to announce that the State Bond Commission has
approved a $450,000 STEAP Grant for the Town of Fairfield.
The funding will be used to implement a downtown streetscape
program and to renovate a rundown building on Sanford
Street for use as a center for the arts, film and cultural
activities.
“This funding will provide the resources needed
to implement our streetscape program and provide a place
for the community to come together for arts and cultural
activities,” said Senator McKinney. “This
investment will help make downtown Fairfield an even
more attractive place for small businesses, consumers
and the arts.”
"I am very thankful Fairfield's downtown has had
such an extraordinary turn around during the past several
years. We should be extremely focused on strengthening
this momentum further and not being complacent,”
Representative Drew said. “This investment leverages
all the private and public sector investments that have
already occurred to be a magnet bringing people and
business downtown. I'm delighted so many worked together
so well to achieve this approval and I thank everyone
involved."
“I am thrilled that working together as Fairfield’s
legislative team we’ve been able to help take
the Fairfield Art district to the next level,”
Rep. Fawcett said.
“This is a prime example of what can be accomplished
when colleagues make a concerted effort to promote initiatives
that benefit their constituencies,” Rep. Christiano
said. “I am pleased to have been able to contribute
and will continue to work to bring state funds home.”
The funds are being made available through the Connecticut
Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP). STEAP
provides financial assistance for projects that encourage
economic development and preserve the character of the
state’s less populated towns.
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