From State Rep. Auden Grogins, the Blonde Banshee from Black Rock:
REP. GROGINS SECURES MORE THAN $66 MILLION FOR BLACK ROCK SCHOOL AND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENTS
Rep. Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport) announced today that Bridgeport will receive more than $66 million in state school construction funds for additions, renovations and improvements to two schools located in her district–Black Rock Elementary School and Central High School.
Almost $10 million in state school construction funds will be used to renovate Black Rock School and construct a 25,579 square-foot addition to it to make it a K-8 elementary school. Upgrades and improvements are also planned to the fire protection, lighting and energy management systems. Currently Black Rock School serves students from kindergarten to 6th grade.
A state school construction grant of more than $56 million dollars will be used to fund a 39,941 square-foot addition to Central High School, as well as improvements and renovations to Central’s auditorium and upgrades to the school’s technology, lighting, security, windows and HVAC systems.
“Our Bridgeport students deserve these long-awaited additions and improvements,” said Rep. Grogins, Bridgeport’s only representative on the Education Committee. “They will enhance the educational environment for the teachers and students and make that environment more conducive to learning. I have been working hard to secure these grants for a long time and I am proud to deliver this wonderful news to my constituents at the end of a long and difficult legislative session.”
The funding is part of a school construction package passed by the Connecticut General Assembly this month.
In 2009, Rep. Grogins secured $22 million in school construction funds to improve and renovate Longfellow Elementary School.
Rep. Grogins represents the 129th district and serves as vice chair of the Planning and Development Committee as well as serving as a member of the Education and Judiciary Committees.
Now let’s see which Minority Contractors get the work.
In one stroke of the pen she has outdistanced Keeley in “Bringing the Bucks to Bridgeport.” Congrats to Auden!!!
How about getting some bucks for Ken Bruno over at the Bridgeport Boys and Girls Club? This is a very worthwhile organization that is being thrown under the bus by Finch and his flies. The Boys and Girls Club provides a safe haven for inner city kids away from the gangs and drug dealers after school and until their parent(s) return home …