[CPEO-BIF] Connecticut brownfield initiatives

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

A new grade for Connecticut brownfield redevelopment - new  
initiatives underway

by Ann Catino, Halloran & Sage LLP
New England Real Estate Journal
July 18-24, 2014

2014 is half completed, but with the evolving brownfield landscape in  
Connecticut, the state's brownfield stewardship report card for 2014  
already deserves an A rating. Several new initiatives are underway -  
both from the state administration and legislature. Each year, the  
state continues to bolster its programs and funding in order to  
prioritize and stimulate brownfield development in all  
municipalities. The first six months are setting a new standard for  
resurrecting these properties and turning them again into productive  
use.

First, as of January 28, Tim Sullivan was appointed the new state  
director of brownfield, waterfront and transit-oriented development  
within the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community  
Development. He previously served in New York City under the mayor  
Bloomberg administration, where he was the chief of staff to the  
deputy mayor for Economic Development. For the first time,  
Connecticut has a director focused on overseeing all the state  
programs focused on redeveloping the state's brownfields and  
spearheading the funding and liability relief programs, coordinating  
with municipalities, businesses, developers and the banking  
community. He is to captain brownfield projects and pull together the  
various agencies in state government so that efficient development  
may occur and a project may be developed successfully.

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For the entire article, see
http://nerej.com/73115

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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
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