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Committee backs sending brownfields assessment grant to council
Summary
The committee voted to send a mayoral resolution to the full council recommending acceptance of a DECD brownfields assessment grant to study contamination on several city-owned parcels, including properties under letters of intent with local developers.
The Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to forward a mayoral resolution to the full City Council recommending acceptance of a grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development to fund environmental assessments of several city-owned parcels.
The resolution, presented by William Diaz, project leader for economic development, would authorize the city to accept assessment funding and engage a licensed environmental professional to perform Phase I and, where indicated, Phase II and hazardous-material (hazmat) studies on multiple parcels.
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