After years of delay, construction is in full swing at the future home of the Mystic River Boathouse Park on Route 27. On Monday, John Thornell, director of rowing for Stonington Community Rowing Inc., said the new home of the Stonington High School rowing team and community rowing center should be ready to use by early next spring. In June, the Stonington Board of Finance approved an additional $435,000 to fully fund the $4.9 million project that began in 2016 when residents approved $2.2 million in bonding to purchase the land and create a public, 1.5-acre riverfront park just north of Mystic Seaport Museum. Construction should begin in early October with exterior construction completed in six to eight weeks. Interior construction will take place over the winter. While SCRI has raised $2.4 million in donations and pledges toward the project, enough to build the boathouse and complete the interior, Thornell said the group is beginning one last fundraising push before winter so that interior finishings for both buildings could be completed before spring when the docks will be installed.

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