Stamford to Receive $159,500 for Brownfields Clean-up
The City of Stamford will receive $159,500 in a Brownfields grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for community-wide cleanup of hazardous materials, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today.
"The Brownfields Program is one of the smartest and most important tools our urban areas have for revitalization. It helps put property and people back to work by spurring economic development and generating property tax revenue from previously idle sites," Shays explained. "The $159,500 the City of Stamford will receive will help assess and clean up contaminated sites throughout the community, making these areas safer for community residents. This is a competitive program and I congratulate the mayor and community officials who put together such a strong application. The EPA's continued support is great news for Stamford and I am grateful for this assistance."
"The funds provided by the EPA represent a crucial first step in Phase II of the Stamford Urban Transitway, a project that will ultimately reduce pollution and encourage redevelopment through the incorporation of transit-oriented development. The City of Stamford appreciates the support provided by the EPA, Congressman Shays, and all of our legislators," said Mayor Dannel P. Malloy.
The Brownfields Program empowers states, communities and other stakeholders in economic development to work together to prevent, assess, clean, and reuse brownfields. Shays helped establish the Brownfields program in 1995, when he and former Congressman Jim Maloney introduced the Brownfield Economic Revitalization Act, to provide financial assistance to communities for the clean up of contaminated industrial sites to return them to productive use. The bill subsequently became law.