Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, Waterford

Complete Address of Property: 36 Shore Road


Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Seaside Regional Center


Number of acres to be transferred: approximately 32


Click to view map of property location


Description of Property

Below is some general information about the property.  It should not be considered a complete description of the property and should not be relied upon for making decisions.  If only a portion of a property is proposed for transfer, the description pertains only to the portion being transferred.

Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses:  In the 1930’s, the State of Connecticut purchased the property and developed the property as a sanatorium for children with tuberculosis.  With the significant decline in tuberculosis among children, the facility was closed in 1958 and then opened as a State-owned and operated geriatric hospital.  The geriatric hospital was closed in 1961 and converted to a facility for mentally and physically handicapped children.  Around this time additional buildings were added to the site.  The Seaside facility officially closed in 1997 and has remained vacant.

The property to be transferred contains the following:
 Buildings in use
Buildings not in use
Wooded land

 Nonagricultural fields

 Active agriculture
 Paved areas
 Ponds, streams or other water

Water Supply:   Public water supply   On-site well    Unknown
Waste Disposal:    Served by sewers    On-site septic system    Unknown


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The Locational Guide Map of the Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut identifies the property as being in the following category(ies):
 Regional Center
Neighborhood Conservation Area
Growth Area
 Rural Community Center
 Rural Area
 Conservation Area
 Preservation Area
 Existing Preserved Open Space

The property is in the following municipal zone(s):

Not zoned
Residential
Industrial
 Commercial
 Institutional
 Other:  Seaside Preservation Zoning District
 Not known


Special features of the property, if known: The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, contains four structures of historic significance, a seawall, and coastal area.

Value of property, if known: $8,000,000.
If checked, value is not known.

Type of Sale or Transfer:

Sale or transfer of property in fee

Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property (such as an easement).  Description of interest:

Proposed recipient, if known: Seaside in Waterford, LLC

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: As permitted under local zoning.

The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:  The purchaser has offered to place a conservation/preservation easement over certain portions of the property, primarily over the floodplain areas, which include the beach area waterward of the seawall, and other upland areas.  Purchaser has proposed providing public access in perpetuity to the conservation/preservation areas for passive recreation.  The easement would be in favor of the State and the public.

Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: The State has deemed the property surplus pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4b-21.

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on June 17, 2010.


Comments may include (but are not limited to) information you might have about significant natural resources or recreation resources on the property, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.


Written comments* should be sent to:

Name:

Patrick O'Brien

Agency:

Office of Policy and Management

Address:

 450 Capitol Avenue MS#52 ASP
Hartford, CT 06106-1379

E-Mail:

 Patrick.Obrien@ct.gov


*E-Mail submissions are preferred. 

(Comments from state agencies must be on agency letterhead and signed by agency head.  Scanned copies are preferred.)

Please send a copy of any written comments to:

Name:

Kevin Kopetz

Agency:

Department of Public Works

Address:

165 Capitol Avenue, 443

Hartford, CT 06106

E-Mail:

Kevin.kopetz@ct.gov


What Happens Next?

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