Groton Representative Town Meeting - 8/12/26

The Groton Representative Town Meeting held on August 12, 2026, included extensive discussions and approvals related to various procurement and budget matters. Key procurement actions included the acceptance of multiple grants: a $50,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant for the Board of Education's robotics program, a $100,000 USDA Farm to School Implementation Grant, a $191,030 Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Grant for cybersecurity enhancements in schools, a $141,791 Community Connectivity Grant for the Groton Crosstown Greenway Wayfinding project, and a $250,000 Climate Resilience Fund grant for the Deep Peconic Bridge neighborhood resilience hub planning project. Additionally, the meeting approved a reallocation of $200,000 in ARPA funds to cover bid overruns for the Sutton Park revitalization project and authorized a property transfer agreement with Bill Memorial Library. The meeting also featured updates on capital projects such as the Fitch High School athletic field and the Mary Morrison Early Childhood Center, as well as discussions on staffing and budget for educational programs. Motions related to these procurements and budget reallocations were unanimously or near-unanimously approved, reflecting active fiscal management and grant utilization by the town.