A bill about brownfields is awaiting action by the state Senate, but a local lawmaker has concerns with it.  New Milford State Representative Cecilia Buck-Taylor says the proposed legislation, which creates a new brownfield liability relief program among other changes, could have a potentially negative impact on economic development.

More environmentally contaminated properties in Connecticut could be labeled as brownfields under the legislation, but Buck-Taylor says the state is already not taking care of identified brownfields. 

She says New Milford is trying to get the state to move forward with environmental remediation of the former Century Brass mill site.  It's a 72-acre former industrial property that has some environmental contamination.