GRANT REQUEST
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MOTION to approve a "Certified Resolution of Application- Small Cities Program - Habitat for Humanity-Colby Drive" for housing infrastructure; authorizing the Mayor to submit a 2025 Application in the amount of up-to $1 million to the State Department of Housing (DOH) for funds under the CDBG Small Cities Program. This grant will be a pass-through to support infrastructure design and engineering on lots 8, 9, and 11 Colby Drive for development by Habitat for Humanity into 16 single family and 11 duplex homes, on Colby Drive, Ledyard, Connecticut.
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Background:
This Grant Funding would be a Town of Ledyard CDBG pass-through grant to Habitat for Humanity for $1 million dollars for construction 16 single family and 11 duplex homes on Colby Drive.
Please see attached the following:
* CDBG Resolution
* Water Sewer Agreement - WPCA & Habitat for Humanity dated December 21, 2024.
Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut has been working through the process to construct 38 Affordable Housing Units on Colby Drive.
Habitat for Humanity has been working to build neighborhoods. The Colby Drive Plan has been laid out as a community, with sidewalks, bus stops, and green spaces. Habitat for Humanity has built 111 homes in Southeastern Connecticut.
The proposed 2025 Small Cities Community Development Grant would be a pass-thru from the Town to Habitat for Humanity to aid them with their project.
The $1 million CDBG Grant Funding would be used toward building the infrastructure (road, water, sewer and utilities) to support the construction of 38 homes at 8, 9 & 11 Colby Drive. There was already some infrastructure in the ground, which included some storm drains from when Conover was looking to develop multi-family housing on Colby Drive about 20-years ago. However, Conover abandoned the multi-family housing project and donated the property to Habitat for Humanity.
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