May 11, 2015

Bolinsky, Newtown Delegation Applauds State Bond Commission Approval of Funds for Sandy Hook School Construction Project

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HARTFORD – Today, the State Bond Commission authorized $340,601,879 in general obligation bonds, including $36 million for the Town of Newtown to finance the construction of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The town’s legislative delegation – state Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28), state Reps. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), J.P. Sredzinski (R-112), and Dan Carter (R-2) – applauded the announcement.

Rep. Bolinsky said, “My thanks to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the bond commission for their continuing support for this important project. Releasing the construction-phase dollars to keep the New Sandy Hook Elementary School on its fast-track to completion is another milestone in our community’s healing.”

With today’s bond authorization, the total general obligation bonds that will have been allocated during the first five months of the year (plus the automatic allocations that take place on July 1st) will be $1.821 billion. This is just $145.8 million below the total amount allocated in the last calendar year ($1.97 billion).

For a full list of items included in the bond authorization package, please see the State Bond Commission’s agenda at this link: http://www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/Agenda_May11_2015.pdf.

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