Senator Maher Welcomes Key Grant Supporting Redding Wire Mill Remediation

Today, State Senator Ceci Maher (D-Wilton) welcomed the Governor’s announcement that Redding will receive a $200,000 grant to conduct assessment activities at the former Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill with the intent of supporting remediation.

“This property has sat dormant for so long, and with our community’s significant interest in repurposing it, this grant helps us get one step closer to its successful redevelopment,” said Sen. Maher. “I look forward to seeing how the results of this grant will further benefit Redding.”

Redding will receive the grant to assess 19 North Main Street, the former wastewater treatment facility of the Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill. The assessment will help identify contamination on the property, which will inform efforts to support local redevelopment.

The Redding grant is part of the $18.8 million in state grants that Governor Ned Lamont announced today that will be used for the assessment and remediation of 227 acres of contaminated land across Connecticut. The funding will support 23 properties in 19 towns and cities, helping cover the costs of cleaning up these parcels so they can be redeveloped and returned to productive use. The grants are being released through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Brownfield Remediation and Development Program..

“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.”