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Docent urges council support for Custom House Museum Community Investment Fund grant

2172928 · January 1, 2025
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A volunteer docent asked the council to back an application to the state's Community Investment Fund to restore New London Custom House and the city's lighthouses; councilors asked for supporting materials and said they would consider providing letters of support.

Susan Hamby, a volunteer docent at the New London Custom House Museum, asked the City Council on Dec. 2 to support a Community Investment Fund (CIF) grant application to repair and restore the Custom House and the city's lighthouses.

"I am Susan Hamby. I live at 15 Berkeley Avenue in New London. I am one of 14 docents who proudly volunteer at this gem of a museum," Hamby told the council during public comment. She described the museum as a growing tourist draw…

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