Melissa in the Morning: Update on Former Army Engine Plant with Stratford Mayor Bess and Point Stratford EVP, Peter Cabrera

Originally published by WICC The Voice of Connecticut. Reporting By Melissa Sheketoff (Melissa in the Morning)

Published on August 6, 2026, 1:19 PM

There will be a ceremony in Stratford to celebrate a major milestone in the cleanup of a former U.S. Army engine plant. It is one of the largest waterfront brownfield revitalization efforts currently underway in Connecticut. Connecticut-based Point Stratford Renewal Team, which owns the property, says today’s event marks the completion of the $74 million remediation of the tidal flats along the Housatonic River. We spoke with Peter Cabrera, a principal and Executive Vice President of Point Stratford Renewal and Stratford Mayor David Chess.