Town officials last week approved an approximately $9,000 contract with a Wallingford-based for new furniture at the local senior center.
The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 in favor of the $9,166.10 contract for new chairs and tables from INSALCO Corporation.
Recreation Director Steve Benko said the chairs in the dining area at Lapham Community Center are “have seen thousands of hours of use” and that the laminate on the tabletops has worn off in spots.
The frames of the chairs in place now are OK “but the fabric seats are all stained” and unusable,” Benko told the selectmen at their regular meeting, held in Town Hall.
First Selectman Kevin Moynihan and Selectmen Kit Devereaux and Nick Williams voted for the contract.
The selectmen asked Benko how old the existing furniture is (10 to 20 years) and what the town intends to do with it (get rid of it).
Habitat for Humanity may be interested in the furniture. Let’s try to find other organizations who would be grateful to have the furniture.