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Resident questions housing authority coverage and Neighborhood Preservation program in Meriden’s draft ConPlan
Summary
A written public comment urged the city to address recent reporting and legal concerns about the Meriden Housing Authority and criticized a possible phase‑out of the Neighborhood Preservation program; staff and consultants replied that CDBG rules limit direct assistance to public housing and that the hospital site’s end use is undecided.
A written public comment read into the record on June 3 raised concerns about how the draft 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan addresses local housing issues and the Neighborhood Preservation program.
The comment, submitted by Colleen Cyr, questioned why the ConPlan describes the vacant Meriden‑Wallingford Hospital parcel as slated for mixed‑use when the Board of Education is studying the site for a possible new Pulaski school. Cyr also expressed alarm at comments made at an earlier hearing that suggested the Neighborhood Preservation (NP) program — which helps low‑income homeowners with repairs — might be phased…
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