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Board accepts $65,100 state feasibility grant to study Sarah Crawford Hall for affordable housing
Summary
The Board of Selectmen voted to accept a $65,100 state technical-assistance grant to study whether Sarah Crawford Hall could be repurposed for affordable housing, including hazardous‑materials mitigation; some members asked for contract review before any funding commitment and the Board recorded one Nay and one Abstention.
The board voted to accept a $65,100 technical-assistance grant from the state to fund an initial feasibility study of Sarah Crawford Hall for potential affordable housing, including hazardous-materials surveying and mitigation. The grant acceptance is the first step; the first selectman explained that accepting the grant will trigger a contract from the state that the town will review before making any final funding commitments.
Selectwoman Holly Sullivan and others said they had not received sufficient background or site-visit materials before the vote and asked for more information; the first selectman said the feasibility work is paid for by the state and does not obligate the town to fund construction. The board approved accepting the grant by voice vote; one member recorded a Nay and another an Abstain and the first selectman said the contract returned by the state would be reviewed by the board and the Board of Finance before any final commitment.
