Seven state-funded public housing projects around the state will share in $10 million from an expanded state program that seeks to increase and revitalize affordable housing.
The projects in today’s announcement target rehabilitation and redevelopment of existing properties. The grants include:
- $3 million to the Middletown Housing Authority for 198 units of moderate rental housing for families in three developments: Santangelo Circle, Sunset Ridge and Rockwood Acres.
- $3 million to the Glastonbury Housing Authority for 140 units of elderly housing at 10-119 Knox Lane and 79 New London Tpke.
- $577,880 to the Friendship Service Center of New Britain for 22 units of transitional housing at 85 Arch St.
- $644,341 to the Wethersfield Housing Authority for 28 units of moderate rental housing for families at Highview Apartments, including properties on Highview Avenue, Holbrook Terrace, Oxford Street and Wolcott Hill Road.
- $1.4 million to Mark Twain Congregate for 82 units of congregate housing for the frail elderly at 110 South Road, Enfield.
- $1.1 million to Mt. Carmel Elderly for 40 units of elderly housing at 33 Woodruff St., Hamden.
- $269,825 to Mystic River Homes for 51 units of congregate housing for the elderly at the Mystic River Congregate facility at 205 Elm St. in Groton.
The funding is part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s plan to spend $500 million rehabilitating and building new affordable housing units for individuals, families and the elderly.
“Nearly 60 percent of the state’s public housing supply is more than 30 years old — it is deteriorating, it isn’t safe for families, and in some cases, it is uninhabitable,” Malloy said.
The state’s current two-year budget includes $150 million and over the next nine years, there will be an additional $270 million spent on the program
“This support will restore leadership on this important issue and ensure we have safe, secure housing for Connecticut’s low-income families,” Malloy said.
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“The funding is part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s plan to spend $500 million rehabilitating and building new affordable housing units for individuals, families and the elderly.”
That’s very generous of the governor. I never knew the state was so flush with money. Excellent news.
Apparently we have a ton of money to “give away”. This state gets more and more disgusting each and every day. Thankfully I will be retired in a year – and far away from the clutches of the Connecticut tax man.
More of taxpayers’ money – going to people who do not appreciate it – think they deserve it – feed on the welfare cheese all their lives – think it’s okay – and want more. We have an obligation to help our fellow man and woman – not an obligation to support them for life. Ma;;oy – a typical Democrat – they love to spend money – as long as it is not their own. connecticut is in the dumper – thanks to the Democrats.
Thanks to the governor spending the taxs payers money,he should help with his own money,i understand the elderly needs help but not the young people that are very well capable of working,our tax’s just keeping going up and up,that is the reason people moving out of state.
Maybe our Gov. can get more jobs created for this state and get more good people back to work. That’s what this state and country really needs.
At least 4 out of the 7 is going to assist the elderly. They need this assistance for better living conditions. I don’t mind my taxes helping the elderly.
Its good that this is helping the elderly, but there not the only population needing this type of housing. Low income individuals also need affordable housing thats not in bad neighborhoods. CT needs to build affordable housing where there are ammenties, utilities are included, and rent is based on income vs “market value” for those who do work and do their best just to pay their bills on salaries that are staying stagnant while rent, utilites, taxes and health insurance etc go up more and more every year. Private landlords are very money hungry and overprice rents to the maximum to get the whole mortage of the house for just one small apartment, not to mention huge security deposits because they dont want to spend one dime of their own money to make it clean and livable for the next person. Ive never seen one of these overpriced apartments yet that doesnt have old energy hog appliances and dirty old carpeting. Not a single utility included and no ammenities to make the cost worthwhile.
Blowme Down, please retire early and get the hell out of Connecticut and spare us your ignorance and inhumanity. The rest of us have WORK to do and NEIGHBORS to look after. Your presence in this state WILL NOT BE MISSED.