Michael Freimuth, a champion of redevelopment efforts in Hartford and East Hartford, announced Thursday his will step down as executive director of the Capital Region Development Authority next June. The agency’s role has expanded to include work on housing developments across Hartford — not just in its center — as well as in East Hartford and, to a smaller degree, in Newington and Wethersfield, Freimuth noted. It manages the XL Center arena and Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford; the stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford; and 17,000 parking spaces. The CRDA Board of Directors, on Thursday, approved a nine-month extension of Freimuth’s contract, which was to expire Oct. 1. That is meant to allow enough time to find a successor and to bring them up to speed before Freimuth departs, said CRDA Board Chairman David Robinson, who is also executive vice president and general counsel for insurer The Hartford.
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