Board to seek grants

KENT — At their regular meeting May 3, the selectmen discussed applying for state Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants for several projects.“I think we have a very good chance of getting some funds to take care of that long-standing tennis court issue, and ultimately remove it from the capital plan,” First Selectman Bruce Adams noted.Adams also made a motion, which passed, to use state Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) funds that the town has built up over time. The town has about $9,450 in LoCIP funds, which Adams suggested be used to replace the lighting in the Town Hall parking lot and on Bull’s Bridge. The new lighting systems are expected to be more energy efficient than the ones in place now.Three potential tax sales of homes whose owners owe property taxes were postponed to Sept. 1. Two of the homeowners, Virginia Lewis and Eileen Dotson, have begun the process of applying for a reverse mortgage from Webster Bank.Tax Collector Debbie Devaux said she has not heard anything from the owners of the third property, but the board voted to include that property in the postponement anyway.

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