Waterford Gov. Ned Lamont held a press conference Monday morning at Camp Harkness to announce $500,000 in state funding to improve accessibility and infrastructure at the park.
Camp Harkness is one of the few state parks in the country reserved exclusively for citizens with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
Both U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd, and Lamont said the funding was an opportunity to serve this community better.
The property, owned by the state, is managed by the Department of Developmental Services. DDS Commissioner Jordan A. Scheff said the $500,000 for Camp Harkness would come from the $2.7 million the state received this year in federal bond money.