Those involved with Torrington’s middle-high school building project, now under construction on Besse Drive, would like to enhance fitness opportunities there for the rest of the city, and are seeking a grant from the state. A grant from the state’s Community Investment Fund, a highly competitive program, was first discussed in June with the City Council. The co-chairmen brought an updated application to the council Nov. 13, which includes a request for $5.6 million. Arum said the first round of grants for 2023 was allocated to larger towns and cities. The funding, according to a grant committee working with the building committee, will be used for “an enhanced state of the art Fitness Complex with turf covered Baseball, Softball and Multipurpose Fields … Along with this durable low maintenance player friendly surface located at the school campus, two energy efficient powered scoreboards and field lights will help to increase field usage after hours.” The added lighting, Arum and Longobucco explained, will provide compliance for softball games. In addition, concrete field sidewalks made with a recycled glass component will help reduce this projects’ carbon footprint by 20 percent; the pathways will also be more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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