Governor Trumpets Brownfields Law

The Hartford Courant
August 10, 2007

Gov. M. Jodi Rell held a ceremony this week to highlight a new law to promote the redevelopment of contaminated properties.The law, which went into effect on July 1, creates a new program to finance the cleanup of so-called brownfields. It also allows the Connecticut Development Authority to issue bonds and guarantee loans for towns that redevelop dirty sites.The law sets up a way for municipal tax assessors and the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce the costs for property owners who agree to clean up properties.Rell held a ceremonial bill signing Tuesday at the site of the former Latex Foam Products Inc. plant in Ansonia that's been redeveloped into a Target store.

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