Written by Gov. Ned Lamont Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State Bond Commission has voted to approve $3.77 million for the next phase of Bridgeport’s Cherry Street Lofts brownfield cleanup project. Investigation, remediation, and abatement of contaminants from the environment is critical for Phase III of the project’s development. These include building much-needed supermarket and retail space, which is estimated to create a 250 new, permanent jobs in the neighborhood. “Supporting and investing in local economic projects has always been a significant part of my agenda,” Governor Lamont said. “I visited this project and saw firsthand how transformative it could be for Bridgeport. Between the growth of new jobs and the creation of environmentally conscious housing and transit-oriented development – all within a federally designated opportunity zone – this is just the kind of plan that will keep driving and revitalizing our economy.”