FOR IMMEDIATE RLEEASE

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

SEN. LESSER WELCOMES STATE BONDING FOR MIDDLETOWN YMCA, ROCKY HILL INFRASTRUCTURE, WETHERSFIELD FARM

Senator Matt Lesser (center) with Executive Director Michele Rulnick and Volunteer Teresa Opalacz of the Middletown YMCA celebrating the State Bond Commission approval of $8 million to renovate the Y.

HARTFORD – State Senator Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) today welcomed State Bond Commission approval of more than $8 million for projects in Middletown, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield.

The bond commission today gave final approval to $8 million in Community Investment Funds to renovate and expand the Northern Middlesex YMCA facility in Middletown, including ADA access, multi-generational spaces and increased childcare/preschool care.

Rocky Hill received $175,000 in state aid for sewer extension and infrastructure improvements along Cedar Hollow Drive.

The Friends of Kycia Farm in Wethersfield also received $150,000 to help preserve the farm. The Friends is a non-profit organization of the Kycia Farm, which is owned by the Town of Wethersfield to promote farming, land preservation, and community engagement.

“The Y has been a fixture at the corner of Main and Union streets in Middletown for nearly a century. It needs some work to continue serving the residents here for another 100 years,” Sen. Lesser said. “I want to thank Governor Lamont and the State Bond Commission for helping the people of Middletown, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield improve their quality of life.”