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Gilbert & Bennett renovation gains support from legislators 2/26/2009 Wilton Villager By LAUREN MYLO Villager Staff Writer WILTON -- A local senator has expressed her support for a "green" project which will promote growth in a space that's been waiting a long time for it. State Sen. Toni Boucher, R-26, released a statement of her support for state investment in the Georgetown Development Project at the site of the former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill. "This project would transform a 50-acre brownfield into a green village of homes, commercial space and not-for-profit organizations centered on a pond created by a waterfall built to harness the power of Norwalk River," Boucher said in the statement, noting it will also feature a revamped train station and parking garage. Rep. Jason Bartlett, R-2, and Rep. John Stripp, R-135, introduced house bill 5317, "An act concerning economic development in the Town of Redding," and Boucher is a co-sponsor. The bill proposes "that the general statutes be amended to authorize the Town of Redding to pay the Connecticut Development Authority a reduced percentage of any tax increment finance loan for the purposes of developing the Gilbert and Bennett site as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified facility." Its statement of purpose is "to promote economic development in the town of Redding through the use of a LEED economic development project." "Making the right infrastructure and regulatory decisions will enable the construction of a new 'green' town center and put many people to work, something this state and country desperately needs," said Boucher in the release. Steve Soler, president of the Georgetown Land Development Company (GLDC), which has been working with the town on the project for years, said the site will be certified as a Gold-LEED, the second highest level. The first is platinum, and Soler has said he hopes some of the buildings will rate that certification. The 400-foot stretch of river at the site was uncovered the last week of September. A public hearing was held on the bill on Feb. 10. |
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