HB05883 - AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SILAS BRONSON LIBRARY, FOR WATERBURY INDUSTRIAL COMMONS, AND AMENDING THE URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL SITE REINVE

This bill, which was raised in the Commerce Committee, will provide 15 million dollars in funding for the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury as well as 15 million dollars for the clean up and redevelopment of the Waterbury Industrial Commons. Once cleaned up, the Industrial Commons site will become home to the Public Works Department as well as develop 2 large pad sites for future use. If these sites are leased, the city will receive an estimated 1.5 million dollars in rent and save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars when the Public Works Department is moved.

On Tuesday, March 11th, the Mayor, Steve Sasala, Leo Frank and many others went to testify in front of the Commerce Committee for this Bill.