Senator Paul Honig, D-Harwinton, welcomed news Thursday that the state will award $800,000 in grants to support brownfield remediation projects in Torrington, helping the city prepare two former industrial properties for future redevelopment.
The grants, which will be administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development, include:
-$600,000 to the city for abatement and demolition of two remaining buildings at a roughly 9.3-acre site located at 70 North Main Street. Future redevelopment plans for the property include commercial, industrial, or light manufacturing use, along with the potential installation of a fuel-cell to power the site.
-$200,000 to New Colony Development Corporation to complete assessment and planning activities at 100 Franklin Drive. The funding will support efforts to identify a developer and explore options for potential residential reuse of the former manufacturing site.
“It’s great to see state grants helping Torrington clean up long-vacant sites for future use,” Senator Honig said. “The North Main Street property once supported around a thousand manufacturing jobs when it served as the home of the Torrington Co. Standard Plant. This funding represents a key step toward returning that site to productive use and that means new opportunities for the city and its residents.”
The funding is part of $18.8 million in state grants announced by Governor Ned Lamont to support brownfield cleanup and redevelopment in 19 towns and cities across Connecticut.
“Old, polluted, blighted properties that have sat vacant for decades do nothing to stimulate our economy, grow jobs, and support housing growth,” Governor Lamont said. “With these grants, we are partnering with towns and developers to take unused, lifeless properties and bring them back from the dead, rejuvenating land that can be used for so much more and can bring value back to these neighborhoods.”
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