[CPEO-BIF] Connecticut Brownfield Pilot Program

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Funding for state's Brownfield Pilot Program announced

By Governor Rell's office
Stamford Plus Magazine
May 19, 2008

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that $2.25 million in bond funding 
for the state’s Brownfield Pilot Program is expected to gain approval 
when the state Bond Commission meets May 30.

The pilot program is part of Governor Rell’s broader Responsible Growth 
strategy. Reusing brownfields – former factory sites and other 
contaminated property – and turning them into productive engines of 
economic development helps preserve virgin land and creates new jobs.

The pilot program was established under the same law that created the 
Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development within the Department 
of Economic and Community Development – a measure that passed with only 
a single dissenting vote between the state House of Representatives and 
Senate.

"This pilot program will target five high-priority sites for 
redevelopment, located in communities of all sizes and descriptions 
across Connecticut," Governor Rell said. "Brownfields offer a 
win-win-win solution to many of the pressing issues facing our state, 
especially as we combat a downturn in the national economy and continue 
our focus on keeping and growing jobs in Connecticut."


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For the entire article/release, see
http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Funding_for_state_s_Brownfield_Pilot_Program_announced2383.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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