After almost 10 years of planning, setbacks and surprises, the Town of Stonington has secured the funding needed to start construction of the Mystic River Boathouse Park on Route 27. The $5.3 million project, located next to the new Delamar hotel and across the street from the former Rossie Mill, will feature a boathouse, a rowing center and a park. The boathouse will feature two bays to store rowing shells, oars, coach boats and equipment, while the second floor will house a 4,500-square-foot training center with rowing machines and strength training equipment. Construction is set to begin next month and be completed by May of 2026. The town had $4.9 million for the project, including $2.7 million in federal and state grants, when the Board of Finance approved the final $400,000 on June 4. Residents initially approved $2.2 million in bonding for the project in 2016. The project was then delayed by the need to identify and address contamination on the site, preserve a home on the property that is part of a historic district and redesign the boathouse after residents criticized its initial appearance.
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