AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE GROTON COMMUNITY CENTER.
HB 5196 authorizes the state to issue up to $300,000 in bonds for the Groton Community Center. The funds will be provided as a grant to the town of Groton through the Department of Economic and Community Development specifically for planning and engineering work on the center. This bill directly affects Groton by providing dedicated state funding for preliminary development costs. The legislation is procedural, focusing solely on authorizing bond issuance for this project's early planning phase.
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Feb 2026
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Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
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AB
Aundré Bumgardner
DDemocratic/Working Families
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Dan Gaiewski
DDemocratic
P
Heather Somers
RRepublican
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