WINSTED – The state is expected to take a significant step on Tuesday toward awarding the Winsted Health Center $1.6 million for the restoration and repurposing of the medical facility at 115 Spencer St.
The funding, which comes through the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), is on the agenda of the Community Investment Fund (CIF) board. The board and the governor’s office reviews applications and project summaries prepared by the DECD and makes recommendations to the state bond commission, which approves grants for projects.
Sen. Stephen G. Harding Jr., R-Brookfield and Rep. Jay M. Case, R-Winsted, announced the funding on Monday.
“This is fantastic news for our region,” Harding said in a statement. “We thank the governor and the DECD for supporting this very worthy project which aims to address high housing costs as well as gaps in local employment training.”
The plan is to turn the 12-acre campus into a mixed-use housing and job skills training development, mainly for veterans.
“Providing the men and women who have honorably served our country with veteran-focused affordable housing and additional workforce training space is crucial,” Case said in a statement. “This investment addresses housing shortages and will provide resources to get more veterans integrated within our state’s workforce.”
Winsted Health Center Executive Director Kris Griffin said that the $1.6 million “will enable us to complete our required pre-construction items to then allow us to return to CIF to present a ‘shovel-ready’ project for construction financing.”
Besides providing vocational training for high-demand manufacturing job skills, the project will also support entrepreneurial endeavors and provide underserved community members, especially veterans transitioning from active duty, by offering customized in-class workshops and hands-on training in Connecticut’s aerospace, defense, medical and automation industries. As originally reported in the Republican American: https://www.rep-am.com/localnews/2024/09/23/state-to-award-winsted-health-center-with-1-6-million-for-housing-job-training/
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