The federal government has given Norwich over $380,000 to start cleaning up old industrial areas in the city, like Taftville's Ponemah Mill.
Democratic US Representative Joe Courtney, Mayor Deb Hinchey, and John Salmone, the city manager, perused the site with the administrator for the New England branch of the Environmental Protection Agency Curt Spalding. They saw construction crews working on the mill near the Shetucket River and Norwich Avenue.
Finn O'Neill is the developer conducting an extensive renovation of the property, making it into a housing complex with one- and two-bedroom units. Courtney mentioned how hard it is to get funds since many parts of the country need renovations. The grant will help New England prosper, but he added that it cannot do that with dangerous properties.
Other sites that will benefit from the federal grant are the Chestnut Street mills and an industrial area on Shipping Street in the Chelsea Central District. According to Spalding, grants like these often go toward making old buildings safer for the next tenant, and make way for more money to create something new.
The EPA has given nearly $2m to cities and towns in Connecticut, and almost $16m to six states in the New England area.
To label it as government property, the buildings are likely to need a Print company to add the government seal or logo.
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