[CPEO-BIF] English Station, New Haven County, Connecticut

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Greater New Havenâs "Brownfields" sit in costly limbo

By ANGELA CARTER

Torrington Register Citizen (CT)
May 9, 2011

On an island where the Mill River flows through New Haven sits  
English Station, a defunct electric power plant once teeming with  
contaminants.

The 9-acre plant embodies every municipalityâs struggle with sites  
known as brownfields, abandoned plots where commercial and industrial  
businesses once operated, mostly at a time when environmental laws  
were less stringent. Throughout New Haven County, urban and suburban  
areas alike are grappling with the costly process of reclaiming these  
eyesores, cleaning up the environmental and health hazards lurking  
there and finding new uses for the parcels.



English Station is one of 27 brownfields on a list that cities and  
towns in Greater New Haven identified to the Connecticut Brownfields  
Redevelopment Authority as priority sites for reuse. Many are  
situated near major routes, highways and existing commercial hubs.  
Some are more isolated.



âItâs really a positive to be on the list because it attracts  
developers,â said Cynthia Petruzzello, vice president and  
redevelopment project manager for CBRA.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2011/05/09/news/ 
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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