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Council approves $560,000 from Affordable Housing Trust Fund for Millport repairs
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Summary
The council unanimously approved a $560,000 request from the Housing Authority to repave parking lots, upgrade security and address HVAC needs at Millport properties, with funding drawn from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and bidding planned for the work.
The New Canaan Town Council unanimously approved a $560,000 request from the Housing Authority on April 14 to fund capital improvements at the Millport affordable-housing properties.
Scott Hobbs, identified in the record as representing the Housing Authority/Affordable Housing Commission, told the council the funds would be used to repave deteriorated parking lots, install additional security cameras and complete HVAC upgrades needed across the complex, which serves about 110 residents. "The parking lots are in bad condition and definitely do need a repaving, and the security cameras are really a huge help to the overall project," Hobbs said.
Hobbs described how the Affordable Housing Trust Fund is supported in part by a fee on construction permitting and said the fund had been depleted previously by other projects; he said the trust will still retain a balance after the award (he described an expected remaining balance in the “low hundreds of thousands” during discussion). Council members asked whether the work would be bid out (Hobbs said it would) and how HVAC replacements and security would be prioritized.
A council member made a motion to approve the $560,000 request from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for capital improvements at Millport; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Action: Motion to approve $560,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for capital improvement projects at Millport properties; outcome: approved unanimously.
