[CPEO-BIF] Putnam Block redevelopment project, downtown Bennington, Vermont

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release 
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott
January 3, 2019


PUTNAM BLOCK PROJECT APPROVED FOR $3.1 MILLION IN BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT FUNDING

BENNINGTON, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) today announced more than $3.1 million in approved funding commitments for the Putnam Block redevelopment project in the heart of downtown Bennington.

The project is being funded through a combination of federal, state and local sources, including the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) ($1.25M), a Downtown and Village Center Tax Credit Award ($1.3M), as well as ACCD Brownfields program ($150,000) and Windham Regional Commission’s Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund ($430,000) – both of which are Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sub-grants.

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For the entire release, see
https://vtdigger.org/2019/01/04/gov-scott-approves-putnam-block-project/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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