1. Notice of Scoping for the Quinebaug Regional Technical Park

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Putnam

Address of Possible Project Location: Land adjacent to I-395 on the west bank of the Quinebaug River

Project Description: The Town of Putnam, as part of its long-range planning to develop additional land for industrial purposes, has identified land to the west of the Quinebaug River, south of the Town’s wastewater treatment plant and north of the Wheelabrator Ash Landfill as a site for key industrial park development.  The Quinebaug Regional Tech Park (Park), comprising approximately 230 acres, is envisioned to be developed into approximately 11 separate development lots.  Generally, lot sizes will be on the order of 15 acres and support up to 90,000 sf of light industrial, research or technology manufacturing.

The Park will be served by a new upgraded paved central roadway substantially on the foot print of the existing paved road accessing the current land fill. The major change in the access to the park will be the construction of a new two-lane bridge which is currently proposed to tie directly to Interchange 95 off of I-395 and Kennedy Drive.  An existing one-lane bridge that currently provides limited access to the site will be retained to provide pedestrian and bicycle access to the site and will tie into the town’s existing River Trail.

The first phase of the Park will consist of a 40,000 sf Regional YMCA, which will be constructed on one of the eleven proposed park lots, and development of enhanced access to the wastewater treatment plant to the north.  As part of the project it is envisioned that major utilities (water, wastewater, electric and telephone) be incorporated into the proposed access right of way to be immediately available to each proposed development lot.

In 2006, the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) circulated a Stage 1 Environmental Assessment to determine CEPA obligations for the proposed project.  Based on this review, a recommendation was made by DECD to conduct an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) Study.  Since the overall scope of the project has changed, another scoping notice is being published to seek state agencies and public comments before the scope of services for the EIE is finalized.

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

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  June 8, 2012

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 May 18, 2012.

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

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