Brownfield work to clear way for waterfront revitalization in Middletown

Brownfield work to clear way for waterfront revitalization in Middletown

Visitors to Harbor Park may have seen the start of construction there, addressing brownfields, erosion and other issues as the first steps of the decades-long effort to revitalize the city’s precious riverfront begins. In 2016, Middletown won a $2.6 million Urban Act Grant from the state Department of Economic Development to begin the planning, assessment and remediation, according to Amy Vaillancourt of Middletown-based Tighe & Bond. A brownfield is a property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, according to the EPA. The city has become a blueprint for brownfield remediation throughout the state, Vaillancourt said. “Middletown has been the model for a lot of other municipalities for what it takes to plan and move forward.”

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