Special Town Meeting to be held at Redding Community Center on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. for the following purposes:
I. To consider and vote upon the funding of American Rescue Plan projects as reviewed by the American Rescue Plan Funds Working Group and recommended by the Board of Selectmen, specifically, amounts up to:
A. $15,000 for installation of signs as proposed by Georgetown Village Restoration Association
B. $100,000 for Easton-Redding Boys and Girls Club improvements
C. $45,000 for construction and improvements at Redding Grange #15
D. $60,000 for construction and installation of moveable wall at The Heritage Center
E. $83,000 for the Redding Board of Education “LOTS” Program (Life-Long Learning, On-going Assessment, Teacher Training, Safe Spaces)
F. $150,000 for improvements at Topstone Park to be planned under direction of Park and Recreation Commission
G. $200,000 for restoration of wetlands project at New Pond Farm
I. $113,000 for construction and installation of two pickleball courts as proposed by Park and Recreation Commission
J. $250,000 to undertake the Joel Barlow High School fields improvement project II. To consider and vote upon funding the Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust (OPEB) the total amount of $300,000 from the unassigned fund balance for FY 2022-2023 as recommended by the OPEB Trust Board and approved by the Board of Selectmen.
To do any and all things legal and necessary to accomplish the above-named purpose and to take any other action that may legally and properly come before the meeting.
For more information on the above projects, visit the town website: www.townofreddingct.org
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Julia Pemberton, First Selectwoman
Margaret L. O’Donnell, Selectwoman
Michael Thompson, Selectman