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Coventry approves CDBG application for Quinneck Road paving, youth program and HVAC work
Summary
The council approved a Community Development Block Grant application that seeks $520,741 for Quinneck Road paving, $40,000 for a youth program through CCAP and funding for a failing HVAC system at the Human Services building; the measure passed with one abstention.
The Coventry Town Council voted to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the state that packages three projects: paving in the Quinneck Road/MacArthur Boulevard area, a $40,000 youth program run through CCAP, and replacement of the failing HVAC system at the Human Services building.
Town staff introduced the application and said the paving request is about $520,741 and covers roughly 14 road segments in the Quinneck area. The CCAP request is $40,000 for a Coventry youth program and the HVAC request was listed as 1.125 (presented in the packet as 1.125) to replace a system town staff said has been failing in the senior center and police/EMA portions of the Human Services building.
Manager Perillo said the town previously submitted projects and that answers on this year’s application are expected from the state around August or September because the state delayed its schedule. Jerry from the town’s CDBG office provided project detail and attendees from CCAP and the town’s project lead Kevin were available to answer council questions.
Council members asked whether a local match was required; Jerry said no local match is required for this round and that the town is reactivating a program that had been dormant for roughly six years. Council members also questioned whether warranties or project oversight were available for the HVAC work; staff said they could not speak to the original procurement and that Kevin would provide additional details on oversight for any new work.
The council approved Resolution 2025-54 to submit the application. The record shows the motion carried with one abstention; the transcript records the clerk announcing “on the affirmative, 1 abstention. Motion passes.” The abstention was recorded but not identified in the roll-call text in the transcript.
If funded, staff said the paving would cover approximately 14 road segments in the Quinneck/MacArthur area, the $40,000 would fund youth programming through CCAP, and the HVAC funds would be used to replace components identified as failing in the Human Services building’s climate control system. The planning commission reviewed and recommended the application before the council vote.
