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Newington accepts STEAP grant for Candlewick playground inclusion project
Summary
The council unanimously approved accepting a 2025 STEAP grant to support the Candlewick playground inclusion project and authorized the town manager to execute any assistance agreement with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development for an amount not to exceed $485,610.60 (transcript included a numeric typographical error).
The Newington Town Council voted unanimously July 8 to accept a 2025 Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grant for the Candlewick playground inclusion project and authorized the town manager to file the application and, if offered, execute a state assistance agreement.
Town staff said the state’s timing delayed award notification after the town’s budget had been adopted; the vendor on the state contract is in place and staff requested a waiver to act tonight so construction could proceed in the current construction season. Council approved the waiver to allow action the same night and then approved the resolution accepting the award.
The resolution directs the town manager to execute and file the application with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and, if an assistance agreement is offered, to execute it and related amendments, up to an amount “not to exceed $485,610.60.” The numeric figure in the transcript contains extraneous digits as read; staff and the resolution language indicate an amount not to exceed $485,610.60.
Council approved the resolution by unanimous voice vote. Town staff said the vendor is already under state contract and that work is intended to proceed in the current construction cycle once state paperwork and contracts are complete.
