PUTNAM — The Stomping Ground is seeking $40,000 to help prepare a neighboring dining room and lounge and pay for repairs, according to owner Terry Paquette’s public fundraising campaign.
Paquette says the venue has acquired the adjacent space to answer requests for more seating and lower sound levels. He lists a new fire alarm, furniture, minor bathroom renovations and walk-in cooler repairs among the expenses.
The campaign, created October 14, showed $5,365 raised toward its $40,000 goal when reviewed October 28. That is a changing snapshot, not a final total or money independently audited by Eastern CT News.
The venue’s own website describes its Putnam operation as a place for food, live performance and contemporary art. Its introductory post dates to August 2012; that older page is background, not a new expansion announcement.
The reviewed campaign does not provide a confirmed opening date. Eastern CT News has not verified permits, a finished build-out or final costs; the expansion and spending plans are attributed to Paquette.
This AI-written report was prepared from the organizer’s complete public campaign and the venue’s website. Eastern CT News did not interview the owner, inspect the premises or independently verify financial claims.
File photo: an interior image supplied on Paquette’s campaign page. It does not establish that the planned neighboring lounge is open.