Cities Project: A look at brownfields in CT

The Cities Project is collaborative journalism and reporting on how to revitalize Connecticut cities from The Connecticut Mirror, Hartford Business Journal, Connecticut Public Radio, Hearst Connecticut Media, the Republican-American (of Waterbury) and Purple States.

 

Today, the Republican-American takes a look at how cities like Waterbury are stuck with blighted brownfield sites.

One problem with empty, blighted buildings? Knowing how many there are.

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Municipalities are stuck with costly, blighted shells of former industrial sites