Five central Connecticut towns are splitting $1.73 million in economic assistance grants from the state to improve their facilities.
The Small Town Economic Assistance Program, or STEAP, grants allow Connecticut communities to hire contractors and other laborers to perform various needed upgrades to their infrastructure.
Berlin received $500,000 to expand its Berlin Veterans Memorial Park Project into a rehabilitated brownfield. The work includes parking, walkways, plantings, a picnic area and an area for outdoor community activities.
Cromwell received $500,000 to develop Cromwell Industrial Park and improve County Line Road and Connecticut Route 3. The improvements will help manage increased traffic flow as more businesses move into the industrial park.
Middlefield received $250,000 to rehabilitate and maintain the Miller Road Bridge over the Coginchaug River.
Southington received $250,000 to improve Aircraft Road, Newell Street and Redstone Street to allow a better turning radius for freight trucks.
Portland received $230,000 for the design of a recreational complex on 23 acres of town-owned property on Gospel Lane. The design includes athletic fields, a concession stand, a pavilion, walking paths, basketball and tennis courts and a parking lot.
