Grant for Storrington Centre Construction

Jeff Green | Mar 09, 2022

The upgrade to the Storrington Centre got a boost recently, when South Frontenac Township received notification that a grant application, to cover 75% of the cost of the project, has been accepted by the federal government.

The grant application, which was made to the Canada Community Revitalization fund, was for $422,309, with a township contribution of $140,770.

Not knowing if the grant was going to come through, but wanting to make sure the long awaited project gets done in 2022, Council allocated $400,000 towards construction costs in the 2022 budget, and has put out a tender for the work with a return date later this month. (March 23)

The project includes a 1,000 square foot addition to accommodate storage, and increased usable space, as well as some window replacement.

With the grant coming through, the township is required to sign a contribution agreement with the Government of Canada for the $563,000 project.

The agreement is being signed this week, and when the tender is awarded in late March, whatever increased scope of work that the funding will cover can be added.

Construction is anticipated to get underway in mid April, with a completion date in September..