Stratford Awarded $1.2 Million State Grant for Brownfield Redevelopment

Stratford will receive a $1.2 million state grant through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy recently announced that the DECD will award $7 million to 12 brownfield redevelopment and assessment projects across the state, including $5.4 million to four remediation and redevelopment projects and $1.5 million to eight projects for assessment and investigation.

Together, the projects will help clean up and assess a total of 462 acres of commercial, industrial and municipal properties.

Stratford will receive $1,205,000 to remediate and abate a 3.6-acre former public school site at 1000 East Broadway. The town plans to seek redevelopment opportunities that feature mixed-use, transit-oriented development.

“Remediating and redeveloping these sites helps jumpstart local economies by rehabilitating areas, putting them back into use for development, and creating jobs for residents,” Malloy said in a statement. “Over the last few years we’ve made historic investments in remediating contaminated properties for redevelopment, and these additional projects further demonstrate our commitment to our cities and towns.”