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October 2003
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England office presents the Town of Redding with a $100,000 Brownfield Targeted Site Assessment Grant to assist in the characterization of the "lagoon" property.

April 2004
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England office presents Town of Redding First Selectman Natalie Ketcham with an Environmental Merit Award for her "tireless effort to transform a neglected area of the town's Georgetown neighborhood."

May 2005
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards a $200,000 Brownfield Cleanup Grant to the Georgetown Redevelopment Company.

May 2005
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presents the Town of Redding with its prestigious National Award for Smart Growth Achievement/Small Communities.

December 2005
The U.S. Treasury Department awards the Green Building and Sustainable Design Designation to the Georgetown Special Taxing District.

January 2006
The State of Connecticut awards a $600,000 Community Development Block Grant to the Town of Redding for demolition at the former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill.

February 2006
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service allocates $72,225,000 in tax- exempt, private activity "green" bonds to the Georgetown Special Taxing District.

April 2006
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awards the Georgetown Special Taxing District $5 million for the construction and expansion of the Waste Water Treatment Facility.

June 2006
The State of Connecticut awards a $500,000 STEAP (Small Town Economic Assistance Program) Grant to the Town of Redding for renovations and relocation of the Redding Police Department from its current location to the former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill.