Sprague Economic Development Commission (SEDC)

Meeting Agendas                  Meeting Minutes

Strategic Plan for the Economic Re-Development of Sprague (2004-2014)

Sprague Business Directory

Our Mission

The mission of the Economic Development Commission is to provide services to enhance the town's economy and to expand opportunities for individual, business and community prosperity.  The Commission will strive to promote equity, and improve the quality of life for Sprague citizens.

Sprague is a member of the Southeastern Regional Council of Governments (SCCOG), the Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (SeCTer), 1000 Friends, the Southeastern Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (SCRRA), and coordinates with CERC and the Rural Development Council (RDC) on a regular basis.

In the News

Strategic Plan 2009-2014: The Town is in the process of revising its Strategic Plan to build upon accomplishments achieved as outlined in the 2004-2014 Plan and address the last five years of the plan with these accomplishments in mind, that have further refined the direction in which the Town has decided to head. 

Baltic Mills: Visit the Baltic Mills Informational Repository, an archive of all development and remediation information pertaining to this site.

Also of interest is our Marketing Brochure.

The Baltic Mills Site now has its own page on SiteFinder®, part of the EDDI (Economic Development Data & Information) database, and sponsored by CERC, the Connecticut Economic Resource Center.  Sitefinder is the state's most comprehensive list of available commercial and industrial real estate, and a valuable tool for determining the advantages of locating a business in Connecticut.

   With SiteFinder you can search for a building, site, or office space from our inventory of over 2,500 listings, posted by the hundreds of commercial real estate firms and brokers who are members of SiteFinder. Each listing has a detailed property profile containing information on available space, lease rate or sale price, and much more.

Economic Development Links
          Strategic Plan for the Town of Sprague 2004-2014
          Master Plan for Baltic Village
          Baltic Mills Informational Repository
          Rural Development Council Report
          State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Economic Gardening: an entrepreneurial alternative to the traditional method of towns trying to merely attract large industry, pioneered by the city of Littleton, CO.  This development model is useful for small communities, in that it advocates a n individualized and personal relationship between an economic development body and each business in a community. Their newly developed “Business and Industry Affairs Department provides market research, competitor intelligence, industry trends, marketing lists, strategy development, web optimization and customized research for any business inside the city limits at no charge. http://www.littletongov.org/bia/economicgardening/default.asp

Sprague Business Links 
          Solid Waste Fees and Regulations
          Land Use/Zoning Regulations
          Plan of Conservation and Development
          Required Building Inspections       
          Water/Sewer Fees
          Registering a Business
          Baltic Mills Development Opportunity/Informational Archive

Other Useful Development Links

Below are some helpful links to regional organizations and trade associations exploring development strategies in Connecticut. 

1000 Friends of Connecticut is a statewide citizens’ organization whose mission is to promote and shape growth and to ensure a prosperous economy, a healthy natural environment, and distinctive, integrated and attractive communities that will promote opportunities in education, housing, transportation and employment for ourselves and www.1000friends-ct.org

CT Smart Growth is a BLOG that provides a way for grassroots community groups, state-wide organizations, sympathetic elected officials, and policy experts to come together to share information . .By linking efforts and knowledge, we will be better able to promote and shape land use decisions to ensure a prosperous economy, a healthy natural environment, and distinctive, integrated and attractive communities while promoting opportunities in education, housing, transportation, and employment for ourselves and future generations.  www.ctsmartgrowth.com

The Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth offers financial incentives and technical assistance to municipalities that zone for and allow more compact, mixed-income housing development.  The HOME Connecticut program encourages towns to develop in a more compact way, to help affordability and conserve land. www.homeconnecticut.org

The Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (SeCTer) is a public-private regional economic development agency serving the towns of New London County Connecticut. Its mission is to promote and preserve the region's attractiveness, to encourage new businesses, and to assist and to nurture existing and expanding local enterprises.  It has a comprehensive web site that provides potential investors and companies with town-specific information on economic opportunities, available properties, industry resources, etc.  Sprague is a member of seCTer’s Business Development Committee.  www.secter.org

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) is a public agency with representatives from twenty towns, including Sprague, and formed to provide a basis for intergovernmental cooperation in dealing with a wide range of issues facing Southeastern Connecticut. The Council was organized in October of 1992, taking over the mission of the Southeastern Connecticut Regional Planning Agency (SCRPA), which had been existence since January 1961.  www.sccog.org

The Connecticut Economic Resource Center is a nonprofit company funded primarily by utility companies with a mission of promoting Connecticut as a competitive business location. It specializes in economic development, research and marketing for local, regional, state and utility economic development entities.  It often provides technical assistance to municipalities such as Sprague in the areas of strategic planning and economic feasibility studies of specific town-owned sites. www.cerc.com

In carrying out its mission the Connecticut Rural Development Council provides coordination and serves as a catalyst for collaboration among organizations. Its goal is to preserve the rich heritage and unique physical, economic and social qualities of life in rural Connecticut.  It offers technical assistance in the areas of participatory planning and community coalition building in order for towns to reach unified decisions regarding development and growth. www.ruralct.corg