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Pettibone School could be repurposed as New Milford Community Center

New Milford officials are working on the creation of a Community Center at Pettibone School.  This plan was part of Mayor David Gronbach's campaign platform.  He says this would provide additional space for meetings.  Although organizations are currently charged a fee to use the Railroad Station building, he is proposing that no fee be charged for simply holding a meeting in any Town building.

 

Gronbach called New Milford unique with many non-profits and volunteer organizations who all need a place to meet. With no current community center, Gronbach says there are a bunch of disjointed places that people vie to book time in.

 

He is calling for a consolidation of some departments, currently spread out around town, into that space.  He gave the example of Social Services, Parks and Rec and the Youth Agency.  Gronbach called it a one-level space where the community can take advantage of these services in one place.  It will also then create a space for the community to meet, ranging from classroom size to the old library and cafeteria.

 

The school was closed before Gronbach took office.  One of his goal was to preserve the building because it's town property and should be used.

 

He and others are putting together a budget, which would include the cost of putting in fiber optic cable.  The plan has to go to the Zoning Commission because it requires a zone change.  He says it's not a tremendous amount of work, and is hoping to get something in place by the fall.  The work includes cleaning out the building and making some upgrades.

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