Town Meeting will consider $600,000 LISC/State grant to convert Fitchville Annex to child day care

The Town Meeting warning dated Sept. 3 places a $600,000 development/reimbursement grant from the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) and the State Office of Early Education on the Sept. 16 warrant. The grant is designated for required building and site modifications to 194 Fitchville Road (the Fitchville Annex) to be used as a child day care center.

The warning explicitly states the grant is a reimbursement award and "will NOT require any match of Town money." The Board of Selectmen added the grant item to the Town Meeting warning and set the meeting date during a special session on Sept. 3. Final acceptance of the grant is subject to a vote at the Sept. 16 Town Meeting; no acceptance occurred at the Sept. 3 special meeting.

Copies of the Town Meeting warning and the proposed contract are available on the Town website and at the Town Clerk's Office, per the board's attachment to the warning.