A public hearing is being held Wednesday in Danbury about the potential sale of a City owned property. 

Danbury is looking to put 33 East Franklin Street and 72 through 80 Maple Avenue out to bid.  The hearing on the 16th is at 7pm in Council Chambers in City Hall.  Danbury won a multi-year fight in 2019 over the abandoned former Amphenol 100,000-square-foot factory when a judge condemned the property.  The 3.1 acres, owned by Aberdeen Development, was $1.1 million behind on taxes and city fees. 

The ground is contaminated with arsenic, mercury and traces of chemical production and cannot be used for residential or recreational purposes.  The property is zoned for light-industrial use.  The City Council declared it surplus in September, allowing officials to put out a request for proposals. 

Any final agreement of sale must be returned to the City Council for final authorization.