Meriden to Receive Grant for Brownfield Cleanup

Meriden was among five other communities that received state grants that will go toward cleaning up brownfield sites.

The city will receive $100,000 to complete the Transit Oriented Development District, which includes 35 brownfield sites.

“We are committed to remediating brownfield sites in all corners of our state, because this type of redevelopment creates jobs and improves quality of life,” said Gov. Dannel Malloy. “If we are to build more vibrant communities, if we are to make Connecticut the most competitive in the region for business, then we need to tackle brownfields.”

Funds are through the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Brownfield Area-Wide Revitalization (BAR) Grant program, a pilot program Governor Malloy signed into law last summer that encourages communities to consider areas such as neighborhoods, downtowns, waterfront districts, or other sections with multiple brownfields and develop strategies to assess, clean up, and reuse the parcels for business, housing, and public amenities that will generate jobs and revenues and revitalize the entire area.

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