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Burrillville council adopts resolution to apply for CDBG funds for senior housing project
Summary
The Burrillville Town Council voted to adopt Resolution 25‑26 and move forward with an application for Community Development Block Grant funding to support a proposed senior apartment project; town staff and project partners said feasibility work is ongoing and management would be handled by the applicant group.
The Burrillville Town Council on July 9 voted to adopt Resolution 25‑26 authorizing the town to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support a proposed senior housing project.
The measure formalizes the town’s intent to pursue state-administered CDBG funds to help develop a roughly 60–65‑unit senior apartment project on a site under feasibility review, officials said. Town Planner Jay (surname not specified) and project partner Joe Garlick described prior predevelopment funding and the next steps during a public hearing.
The resolution matters because the CDBG program is a recurring source of federal/state community development funding that small municipalities can use for affordable housing. The council’s action follows an earlier predevelopment award of $250,000 for engineering and design work, officials said, and the project team expects the current application would be the next round of funding for the same senior housing effort.
Project representatives told the council the site’s feasibility work, including unit count and design, is still underway. The planner said the project team is at about 65 units for planning purposes but that the final number will depend on the engineering and site feasibility studies. The planner and Joe Garlick said the group that will manage the property has been identified (referred to in the record as “the naming works”), and that team would take over long‑term property management if the project proceeds.
During the public hearing the planner explained the state’s CDBG funding pool and placed the town’s request in the context of regional senior housing needs. “We did receive $250,000 of rental housing as a predevelopment grant, so that we can do the engineering design work,” the planner said. Patty Dudley, a resident who spoke earlier in the meeting, also addressed the council during public comment but did not speak on this project specifically.
Action on the measure: The council adopted Resolution 25‑26. The motion to adopt was made by Mr. Henderson and seconded by the vice president; the council voted in favor by voice vote (recorded as “Aye”).
Next steps include completion of engineering and feasibility work and any subsequent grant administration tasks if the CDBG application is awarded. The town indicated planning and permitting work will continue while the grant application is submitted.
