$500,000 grant found for Housatonic Wire cleanup in Seymour

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
SEYMOUR — A $500,000 grant to clean up contaminated soil on the burned-out Housatonic Wire Co. property is coming, pending state approval.
The money is part of more than $16 million in loans and grants the state Department of Economic and Community Development has awarded for several brownfields projects throughout the state. The money still must be approved by the state Bond Commission.
Seymour is in line for $500,000, which town officials said will be used for soil remediation of the property at 109 River St.

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