CT Begins Renovation Process for Brownfields Law
Connecticut took a step forward last week towards revamping a law that many developers and environmentalists say hobbles efforts to redevelop disused industrial properties around the state.
New State Law OKs Receivers for Blighted Properties
As revelers rang in the new year, a host of new laws took effect in Connecticut, including expanded sales taxes, mental health parity requirements for insurers, an effort to help rehabilitate more blighted properties and extended periods between driver’s license renewals.
Hartford Sells 11 Blighted Properties at Auction
Buyers paid more than $770,000 to the city of Hartford for 11 blighted properties at a recent auction, the first such sale of tax delinquent properties held since 2015.
Developers, Preservationists Clash Over Demo Bill
The search to reach balance between historic building preservation and economic development in several local towns has moved to the legislative arena, with lawmakers contemplating a bill to loosen restrictions on the demolition of vacant structures.
Scaled-Down Bill Exempts Only Four Communities From Preservation Law
A bill in the state legislature aimed at giving distressed towns and cities more freedom to revitalize decaying historic buildings has been watered down significantly.
Private School Could Replace Abandoned Fairfield Supermarket
The former home of a Fairfield supermarket has sat empty for more than a decade, a blight on its neighbors. Now, it looks set to get new life as the home of a private school.
New Hartford Land Bank to Conduct Citywide Vacant Property Survey
With more than 400 vacant and abandoned properties in Hartford, city officials are hoping a new land bank can help them tackle the problem, and turn the properties to better uses.
State Awards $1M in Grants to Remediate Brownfields
Six municipalities and organizations in Connecticut were awarded a total of $1 million in state grants that will help the entities in their efforts to remediate and redevelop clusters of blighted properties – also known as “brownfields” – and put them back into productive use.
State Provides $13.6M To Combat Blight
The state will provide $13.6 million to 14 municipalities to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties in their communities and put them back into productive use. The projects encompass 89 acres of redevelopment.
Bridgeport Begins Banishing Blight
Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim joined the Bridgeport Fire Department and Police Chief AJ Perez this week to knock down blighted properties in Bridgeport’s East and West ends.
NMSA Calls For Standardized Treatment Of Vacant Properties
The National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA) issued a report yesterday calling on all federal agencies to work together in conjunction with the mortgage servicing community to institute policies that standardize the procedures, definitions and best practices surrounding the treatment of vacant and abandoned residential properties.
14 Towns, Cities Procure $6.9M In Brownfield Remediation Funds
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that $6.9 million in state grants will be awarded to 14 towns and cities to assess, remediate and revitalize brownfields across the state.
