The Stamford Board of Representatives took an unusual action Monday, voting to reject a nearly $1 million state grant for environmental remediation on the South End’s old contaminated Blickensderfer typewriter site. The coalition cited a mix of concerns, including spending, corporate subsidies and animosity toward the city’s largest developer, Building and Land Technology. Though the city was the grant’s official recipient, the $950,000 was to be transferred to the city’s largest developer, Building and Land Technology, which has plans to clean up toxic chemicals on the property and build there.
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