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In many cities the, hottest development is taking place along the train lines.

Originally a farming community, Naugatuck, Connecticut fell victim to the Industrial Revolution, which turned much of the New England village into a brownfield. Now a developer with a green vision plans to make it a model for sustainable development.

Naugatuck Renaissance Place is more than just another mixed-use project - the development is one of the first focusing on true revitalization by emphasizing environmentally friendly.

Local News Articles

Legislative panel backs $30 Million for Renaissance project.

Legislatures expect to vote on preliminary OK.

Naugatuck gives Conroy green light on funds.

Renaissance Place revitalization project on track in Naugatuck .

The pressure is on the Zoning Commission to keep the ball rolling on a planned downtown revitalization project .

Many borough outsiders who knew litte about the community only knew Naugatuck as the little factory town by the river .

A tribute to American veterans will be a centerpiece of the first phase of a downtown revitalization project known as Renaissance Place.

After Years Of Decline, Naugatuck, Nearby Towns Enjoy Residential Rebirth.

Local officials received a boost Tuesday for the ongoing plan to create a pedestrian footpath and biking trail along the Naugatuck River. The borough will receive a $147,000 federal grant to help offset costs of a riverwalk expansion project that would stretch along the Metro North railway from the General Pulaski Walking Bridge near the Waterbury line to Beacon Falls.

A vote on a proposed downtown development district for Renaissance Place is expected on Jan. 10. The Zoning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. on the fourth-floor of Town Hall to end its two-month hearing process on the proposed zone, which creates guidelines for Fairfield developer Alexius C. Conroy to build a $707 million mixed-use project.

The State Bond Commission on Wednesday approved a $75,000 grant to assist the planning of the proposed Renaissance Place development in Naugatuck. The state grant will help finance an evaluation of environmental effects of the proposed development on 60 acres near the borough's downtown.

The governor wants to help. In her first signal of support for a downtown revitalization project known as Renaissance Place, M. Jodi Rell announced this week the state will likely kick in $75,000 from the state Bond Commission to help fi-nance an environmental impact evaluation for the proposed project.

The outgoing chief executive officer of the Waterbury Development Corp. will try to bring Naugatuck’s dream of downtown revitalization to life.

Naugatuck voters did what they had to do Monday. They endorsed developer Alexius C. Conroy ’s downtown redevelopment vision, Renaissance Place, and elected Republican Mike Bronko, the only mayoral candidate to support the proposal.

With a few strokes of a pen Tuesday, local officials took the first step toward redefining what the borough stands for, Mayor Ronald S. San Angelo said. He signed a development agreement at Town Hall with Alexius C. Conroy , the Fairfield development investor who wants to remake the borough’s once-famous, factory- laden downtown with a mixed-use revitalization project called Renaissance Place.

The countdown to a watershed moment in Naugatuck's history has begun on May 7, Election Day, borough voters will rule on a development proposal that will change the face of the community.

The Board of Directors for the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) and the Naugatuck Chamber Board have unanimously approved a plan to develop 60 acres of its historic downtown.

Burgesses give approval for Fairfield developer to seek funds for project.

Originally a farming community, Naugatuck, Connecticut fell victim to the Industrial Revolution, which turned much of the New England village into a brownfield. Now a developer with a green vision plans to make it a model for sustainable development.

Some post-industrial Northeastern towns wither. Their leaders talk about revival, but nothing comes of it. See Amsterdam, N.Y., once the “Rug City,” now a shadow of its former vigorous self decades after the last carpet manufacturer moved south.

Difficult Committee agrees downtown plan has promise, pitfalls.