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Committee approves city sign-off on state grant negative pledge tied to Albertus Magnus ice-rink improvements
Summary
The committee approved signing a state grant-related negative pledge that would secure a state grant to Albertus Magnus College for locker-room and rink improvements; presenters said the encumbrance would be coincident with the college’s lease term and improvements would remain with the city if the college ceases use.
City economic-development staff and Albertus Magnus College representatives told the aldermanic committee the city must sign a state grant-related negative pledge because the grant agreement encumbers city-owned land where the Roth Walker ice rink sits.
Michael Piscatelli, the city's economic development administrator, and John Ward, special counsel, said the college applied to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development for state funds to support on‑campus and rink improvements tied to the college’s women's ice-hockey program. Ward described…
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