Haddam To Receive $1.5 Million From State For Brownfield Cleanup

HADDAM, CT — The state is releasing approximately $24.6 million in funding to local communities to help with the costs associated with assessing and remediating 41 blighted parcels of land in 16 towns and cities to put them back into use, according to a statement from Gov. Ned Lamont. Haddam will receive a $1.5 million grant as part of the program.

The grant and loan funding is from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Brownfield Remediation and Development Program.

The state assistance is expected to leverage approximately $625 million in private funding and will help in the investigation and clean-up of approximately 86 acres of land.

“Cleaning up blighted properties that have been vacant for decades and putting them into productive use will ultimately generate private investment equal to many times these state grants,” Lamont said in a statement. “If we remediate these properties now, we can turn an eyesore into an asset, revitalize neighborhoods, and transform otherwise unusable property into new space for businesses and residents.”

The program includes a $1.5 million grant for Haddam to complete remediation of the 4.35-acre former Cutaway Harrow Company manufacturing complex property located at 300 Saybrook Road. Following remediation, plans are to construct medical and retail-related buildings along the street frontage.