Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

2. Notice of Scoping for AB Eco Park Project

Addresses of possible location: 250 Universal Drive, North Haven CT 06473 (Parcel ID 001 00) and Middletown Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 (Parcel ID 150 1300 00100)

Municipalities where proposed action might be located: North Haven and New Haven

Project Description: The Cedar Hills Infrastructure Improvement District has been awarded a $4,000,000 grant from the Brownfield Municipal Grant program to remediate impacted soils on the 92-acre property located at 250 Universal Drive, North Haven (83.51 acres) and Middletown Avenue, New Haven (6.59 acres) to support the construction of a Waste Reclamation Facility and a Carbon Negative Power Plant. The remediation will be performed through hot-spot removals, engineered controls/capping to render impacted materials inaccessible, and environmental land use restrictions.

Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: January 4, 2024

Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping 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: December 15, 2023

 

Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to

Name: Gregory Ambros

Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development

Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103

E-Mail: Gregory.Ambros@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:

Name: Mark Burno

Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development

Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 5, Hartford, CT 06103 

E-Mail: mark.burno@ct.gov

What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.