Politics & Government

Aresimowicz Teams With Zalaski to Get Bonding Approved

Ideal Forging site will have work done.

Representative Joseph Aresimowicz (D-Berlin/Southington) and State Representative Zeke Zalaski (D-Southington) announced that a $3 million grant-in-aid for remediation at the Ideal Forging site in Southington is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state Bond Commission.

The item is on the agenda of the state Bond Commission which is scheduled to meet on Friday, July 29, 2011, in Room 1E, Legislative Office Building, at 10:30 a.m.

The funds are to provide a grant-in-aid to the Town of Southington, on behalf of Meridian Development Partners Southington LLC, to finance demolition and environmental assessment and remediation activities at the former Ideal Forging manufacturing facility.

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In a joint statement, Representatives Zalaski and Aresimowicz said, “We are very pleased that the funding request has been placed on the state Bond Commission’s agenda for action. This is good news for the project and for Southington’s economic future. We also want to thank Governor Malloy for listening to our request for funding and for his support.”

The two lawmakers wrote to the Governor in May to formally request the funding for the Town of Southington to help pay for Brownfield clean-up costs at Greenway Commons. They wrote that the project is “shovel ready” and promotes economic and community development in Southington.

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