Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

2. Notice of Scoping for the Middlesex Community College Facilities Master Plan 2014-2023

Municipality where proposed project might be located:  Middletown

Address of Possible Project Location:  100 Training Hill Road 

Project Description:  The Board of Regents, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, in conjunction with Middlesex Community College (MXCC) and the Connecticut Division of Construction Services, proposes to implement an Educational Master Plan and Facilities Master Plan (Paulien & Associates, Inc. and Symmes Maini & McKee Associates, Inc., February 2014) (44 MB) (Appendices 16.8 MB).  This Education Master Plan and its related Facilities Master Plan is an all-inclusive planning document that furthers MXCC’s vision for the future through the development of key academic and planning initiatives.  These plans are intended to guide the institution’s educational direction through the year 2023.

The Facilities Master Plan is a baseline for future development and funding requests to the Board of Regents.  The Facilities Master Plan addresses the College’s need for additional buildings and renovations of existing facilities.  For more details on the project descriptions review the following sections of the Master Plan:

  • Section 7: Goals and Objectives
  • Section 10: Alternatives (including the Preferred Alternative)
  • Section 11: Facilities Capital Plan

Project Map(s):  Click here to view the general project location  (8 MB), aerial photo of the existing campus (7 MB), and the Preferred Alternative Concept (1.5 MB).

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: December 18, 2014.  

Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below.  If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting.  Such requests must be made by November 28, 2014.

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

Name:

Keith Epstein, AIA

Title:

Vice President, Real Estate, Facilities, and Infrastructure Planning

Agency:

Board of Regents, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

Address:

61 Woodland Street

Hartford, Connecticut  06105

Fax:

860-493-0059

E-Mail:

epsteink@ct.edu

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

Name:

Jeff Bolton

Title:

Supervising Environmental Analyst

Agency:

Connecticut Division of Construction Services

Address:

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 482

Hartford, Connecticut  06106

Phone:

860-713-5706

E-Mail:

jeffrey.bolton@ct.gov


The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in May 2015.

Other information: Middlesex Community College website