Conn. EMS gets $325K grant toward new facility

The $1.3M center has been in the works for more than two decades and should be completed by the fall

The Register Citizen

HARWINTON, Conn. — A $325,000 Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grant has been awarded to the town of Harwinton to assist in the construction of a municipal emergency operations center, a $1.3 million project that has been in the works for over two decades.

“The award of the grant reflects a lot of hard work by not only myself but the governor’s office and state legislators who helped and assisted in the process,” First Selectman Michael Criss said Tuesday. “We all recognize the importance of emergency operations and safety in our community. These funds obviously will assist in offsetting the town’s cost of the project.”

The facility will be completed “hopefully” by early fall, Criss said. Criss, along with members of PAC Group, Thomaston Savings Bank, and the building committee broke ground on the new Emergency Services building in March. The Harwinton Board of Selectman approved the purchase of the property, formerly a CITGO gas station, in October 2010.

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