Four Greater Hartford towns will share $2.2 million in federal grants aimed mainly at affordable housing development or preservation.
The funds, which come from the federal Community Development Block Grant Program and are administered by the state Department of Housing, will go to:
- Plainville: $400,000 to continue its housing rehab program and assist 13 income-eligible homeowners to remedy lead paint and code problems.
- Simsbury: $775,580 to replace the roof at the town housing authority’s Virginia Connelly Senior Residences and make site improvements at the authority’s Owen L. Murphy Apartments, which have a combined 110 affordable housing units for seniors and the disabled.
- Southington: $400,000 to replace roofs, heating systems, windows and make other upgrades at 12 housing units.
- Wethersfield: $633,946 to upgrade doors, bathrooms, kitchens and other elements at the town housing authority’s James Devlin Senior Housing Complex.
The Greater Hartford grants are part of nearly $12 million round of CDBG grants to communities around the state.
