PITTSFIELD — By the end of the week, Pittsfield officials may be tallying the award of more than a half million dollars in state grant funds. Grants in the amount of $254,000 have been confirmed. On Wednesday, officials were waiting to see if the final grant award would put the town over the half-million dollar mark.

In July, local officials learned the town was to receive three Community Development Block Grants. Before the summer was out, a fourth was awarded. This week, the amount of funding for the grants was confirmed.

Tuesday night, Town Manager Dwight Dogherty told the Town Council that a Public Facilities Infrastructure grant would bring the town $240,000. A planning grant for the North Main Street-Waverly Avenue area will bring in another $10,000, and a $4,000 minigrant will assist with planning for a larger economic development grant.

On Wednesday, Dogherty and Economic Development Consultant Clyde Dyar were awaiting word on the final tally on the Economic Development grant. The funds will be applied towards the purchase and renovation of the former Bud’s Shop ‘n Save for lease by Edwards Co., a division of GS Building Systems Corp. The town’s purchase-renovation project will preserve more than 125 local jobs and create nearly 100 more over the next two years.

The application was targeted at a maximum possible award of $400,000, but because of the pool of money available and the number of grant applications approved, the final amount is expected to be less. Dogherty is still hopeful the remaining grant award will help the town top the half million mark in grant funds.

The council approved an additional application Tuesday night to the Farmers Home Administration in conjunction with the Edwards Co./GS Building Systems project. In the new application, the town is seeking $50,000 in a grant to further supplement the project.

With the infrastructure grant, the town will fund extensive water system improvements and road reconstruction at no cost to local taxpayers. The project includes installation of a 10-inch water main on Peltoma Avenue to upgrade the water system and fire protection rating in the area. The funds will allow the town to reconstruct Harrison Avenue and Chalmers Street, and correct stormwater runoff from Nichols Street. Larger water service stubs will be installed at all streets intersecting with Peltoma Avenue to avoid digging up the street when future water projects are planned on the other streets. A portion of the money will be used as grants to low-income residents with galvanized water services to provide replacement lines.

The work is planned in conjunction with a local stormwater separation and sewer line project and the state’s plans to reconstruct Peltoma Avenue. The project is intended to alleviate stormwater runoff problems and sewer line backups in the area. A portion of the project will be completed this year with the final reconstruction and paving scheduled for 1994.

The planning grant will allow the town to collect data to plan a future block grant project in the area around Waverly Avenue. Some of the projects suggested include housing rehabilitation, water or sewer line improvements, road reconstruction or correction of stormwater or stagnant water problems. The intent of the planning grant, Dogherty said, is to collect data to determine eligiblity for the project and hear what projects neighborhood residents feel need attention.