Project Partners
Waterbury Development Corporation established a Brownfields Project Partners group under the EPA assessment grant awarded in 2009. The role of Project Partners is to help WDC accomplish the following objectives under the grant:
- Sharing progress updates with the greater community
- Participate in discussions regarding environmental assessment results
- Discussion of neighborhood and greater environment concerns regarding an assessment
- Participation in community outreach and business networking initiatives
The Project Partners Committee consists of the following professionals:
Leo J. Frank
Chief Executive Officer, Waterbury Development Corporation
Roseann Wright
Director of Public Health, Waterbury Department of Public Health
Elizabeth Rosa
The Naugatuck Valley Project
Lynn Ward
Chief Executive Officer, Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce
Reggie Beamon
Executive Director, Waterbury OIC, Inc.
Belinda Weaver
Walnut Orange Walsh (WOW) Neighborhood Association
Joyce Pettaway
Grace Baptist Church
Project Partners initial meeting was held at the offices of WDC on October 1, 2009 with the following in attendance:
Belinda Weaver
WOW Neighborhood Association
Jeff Rouleau
Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce
Winston Stephenson
Naugatuck Valley Project
Kevin Taylor
Project Manager, Waterbury Development Corporation
Arthur Bogen
Project Consultant, Down To Earth, LLC
Notice of upcoming Project Partners meetings will be posted on the WDC homepage under "Events".