Frustrated that the University of Connecticut hasn’t made quicker progress to build student housing at the Avery Point campus, nine state legislators are campaigning to get the Bond Commission to come up with $40 million to pay for it. Lawmakers from southeastern Connecticut have been pressing UConn for more than two years to create dorms or a public-private partnership for apartments at the campus in Groton. Despite a hiring surge at nearby Electric Boat and the rise of private apartment buildings in New London, the small Avery Point campus still has no student housing — and no assurance that any improvement is on the way.
CT lawmakers press for $40 million to give small UConn campus a dorm
