Remington Woods' owner unveils new vision for Bridgeport's urban forest
By Brian Lockhart, Staff writer
Oct 19, 2024
BRIDGEPORT — Three years ago city planners approved a new land use policy allowing construction of an office park at Remington Woods, 419 acres of forested property with a large lake.
That arrangement was less permissive than the then-existing regulation and also encouraged setting aside open space. Proponents deemed it a "compromise" in the face of calls for the entire site to be saved from redevelopment.
But this month the property's owner, Sporting Goods Properties Inc., a subsidiary of Corteva Agriscience of Delaware, gave the preservationists hope by announcing a new "reuse vision."
That plan, outlined on a just-launched website, lakesuccess.net, would set aside 358 acres for "conservation space" and use the remaining 61 acres for "renewable energy" projects. It also proposes construction of a "natural science center (to) offer visitors an educational and immersive experience with the region's wildlife and forest ecosystem."