FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, September 19, 2024

SEN. OSTEN WELCOMES STATE GRANT FOR NORWICH RIVERFRONT PARK DEVELOPMENT

NORWICH – State Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) today welcomed a $64,250 state grant to update the environmental assessment work at the Capehart Mill Riverfront Park project.

The funding, through the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), will help update the remedial plan necessary to redevelop the 6-acre Norwich property into a municipal riverfront park.

“This is going to be a transformative riverfront project, and any and every state dollar we can get to move this redevelopment along and keep the financial burden off of local taxpayers is very much welcome,” Sen. Osten said.

Just three months ago, Sen. Osten welcomed a $4 million state grant for Norwich to clean up the former Capehart Textile Mill located in the Greeneville National Historic District and turn it into a riverfront park along the Shetucket River. That state grant will be used to create a remedial action plan and an asbestos work plan, abatement, and demolition of buildings A & B, the skywalk, and 5th Street Bridge.

DEEP expects to make future grants available to municipalities and non-profits annually over the next three years. DEEP announced that starting today, it is accepting applications for Round 2 of this grant program. In this round, a total of $750,000 available, up to $250,000 per applicant for assessment or cleanup (no minimum request). The program is open to municipalities and non-profit organizations. Applications will be accepted until noon on Friday November 22, 2024. To apply for a grant, go to: https://portal.ct.gov/deep/business-and-financial-assistance/grants-financial-assistance/grants-and-financial-assistance