What is the goal of the BAR Grant Project?

The BAR Grant will help the Town develop a comprehensive implementation plan for the remediation and redevelopment of the "BAR Project Area" — a portion of Thompson that comprises much of the villages of Grosvenordale and North Grosvenordale — the most populated district in the Town, and the center of much of civic and commercial life.

The BAR grant is an important complement to many of the Town's recent and ongoing initiatives, including efforts to clean up and redevelop the former Belding-Corticelli Mill property, rehabilitate the River Mill complex and improve vehicular and pedestrian mobility. The BAR grant will go a long way toward building synergies between many pieces of the cultural and natural environment and help to leverage public and private investments in key properties. In short, the BAR grant will lead to enhancements to the community's livability and vitality.