June 14, 2024

SENATOR MARX, MAYOR PASSERO WELCOME NEW LONDON BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION GRANT

Today, State Senator Martha Marx (D-New London) and New London Mayor Michael Passero welcomed an announced $200,000 grant that New London will receive through the Department of Economic and Community Development to support future remediation of six parcels in town.

“Redeveloping these sites will provide strong opportunities for our city to reuse key properties to benefit the city for decades to come,” said Sen. Marx. “I will follow this work closely as I’m excited by the prospect of cleaning up these locations and finding new ways to revitalize them.”

“This latest Brownfield Grant is yet another significant investment by the state in the redevelopment of downtown New London,” said Mayor Passero. “We are extremely grateful for the Governor’s partnership and the work of our state delegation that is helping to drive the great economic revival of our central business district.”

The grant, issued through the Brownfield Remediation and Development Program, will prepare environmental site assessments of six parcels on Bank Street and Meridian Street in New London to determine a remediation strategy for future revitalization of the properties.

Completing the work in question will enable New London to utilize an existing federal Environmental Protection Agency grant worth $1 million to aid remediation activities at the sites in question.