Professional Practice
RFQ: Planning Services for Georgetown Revitalization, Redding, CT
Date: 11/11/2024 - 12/9/2024
Description:
NOTE: PLEASE SEE THE FULL RFQ ON THE TOWN OF REDDING, CT WEBSITE:
https://townofreddingct.org/rfps/
A brief synopsis of the RFQ:
The Town of Redding, CT seeks submissions from qualified planning consultants to support the revitalization and redevelopment of the Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill brownfield site and the surrounding Georgetown village area of Redding. Funding will be provided through a 2024 DECD BAR planning grant. The Town expects the project to be completed within the two-year BAR Grant program timeframe and a budget of $220,000.
PROJECT GOALS:
The Town’s overriding goal is to promote Georgetown’s livability and business potential by making necessary zoning changes, sensitively restoring and re-using the major elements of the former wire mill, taking down the fences to integrate the mill site into the overall village environment, and encourage investment in a walkable town center that provides amenities not currently available in town. Underlying these goals, it is essential to stimulate increased tax revenue to the Town from the entire village area, to address climate sustainability and resiliency, and to implement the Town’s longstanding priority of natural conservation and stewardship.