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Redevelopment of the Former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill. The Site. 55 +/- Acre Brownfield located in Georgetown section of Redding, CT Home to the former Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill Facility Current site use is mostly vacant old mill complex primarily used for storage. 1989-Plant Closes.
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The Site • 55 +/- Acre Brownfield located in Georgetown section of Redding, CT • Home to the former Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill Facility • Current site use is mostly vacant old mill complex primarily used for storage
Local Involvement • Town of Redding • Boards of Selectman and Finance • Planning, Zoning and Conservation Commissions • Town of Weston • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Town of Wilton • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Town of Ridgefield • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials • South Western Regional Planning Agency
State Involvement • Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) • Office of Policy and Management • Connecticut Department of Health • Asbestos Abatement • Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development • Small Cities Community Development Block Grant • Connecticut Department of Public Utilities Control • Utilities • Connecticut General Assembly • Special Taxing District Legislation • Connecticut Department of Transportation • State Traffic Commission (STC) • Rail Operations and Regulatory Unit • Environmental Planning Unit
Federal Involvement • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Brownfields Program • National Smart Growth Award • US Treasury • Green Building and Sustainable Design Designation • US Department of Agriculture • Rural Development Program • US Department of Transportation • CMAQ • US Department of Energy • Building Technologies Program • US Department of the Interior • Weir Farm National Historic Site • US Department of Homeland Security • Interoperability Funds
416 Residential Units Office Retail Restaurants Light Industrial YMCA Reactivated Metro North Train Station Performing Arts Center Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Open Space The Master Plan
Debt secured by the Tax Lien Equity from Investors (Venture Capital) Greenwich, CT Mezzanine Financier (Investor Participation) Country Bank, NY (Master Planning Financing) TD Banknorth (Development Financing) Banc of America Securities General Obligation Bond (Tax District Infrastructure) USDA Rural Communities (Waster Water Plant Permanent Financing ) Union Savings Danbury, CT (Waste Water Plant Construction) Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (Debt) for Affordable Housing (Equity ) for Affordable Housing US EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant Technical Assistance US EPA Clean Up Grant US Treasury Million Green Building and Sustainable Design Tax Exempt Bonds HUD CDBG Grants Home Funds Department of the Interior Historic Rehab Tax Credits Department of Energy Million Energy Tax Credits US Department of Homeland Security Interoperability Grant (Police) US Department of Transportation Million CMAQ Grant (Parking Garages) Project Financing
Owner/DeveloperGeorgetown Land Development Co., LLC Project General CounselRichard S. Gibbons Corporation/Development/Environmental CounselBrody, Wilkinson & Ober Wiggin and Dana Day, Berry & Howard Tax District/Bond CounselShipman and Goodwin Baker Botts Lead Project/Master Plan ArchitectsRoger Ferris + Partners Site/Civil/Environmental EngineeringFuss & O’Neill, Inc.Tighe & Bond Langan Haley & Aldrich Transportation EngineeringFitzgerald & Halliday Earthtech Liro Group Design ArchitectsCrosskey ArchitectsBeinfield Architecture PCJack Curtis & Associates Roger Ferris + Partners Studio ABK Cubellis Charrette FacilitatorsDuany Plater-Zyberk & Company Economic Impact AnalysisConnecticut Center for Economic Analysis Public/Governmental Relations and MediaAberdeen Associates, Inc. Capital Strategies, Inc. Roy & LeRoy Alexander Isley & Co. Dakota Group LEED ConsultantsDavis Langdon Construction Management/Demolition O & G Industries Bestech Inc. Manafort Brothers Project Team