5. Notice of Scoping for Riverfront Park Trail & Commercial Development Project
Addresses of possible locations: 228, 590-H, 600-H & 610 Liebert Road, Hartford and 73, 100, & 120 Meadow Road, Windsor
Municipalities where proposed action might be located: Hartford & Windsor
Project Description: Riverfront Recapture, Inc. has been awarded a Municipal Brownfield Grant for the cleanup and capping of the former farming / soil-mining / commercial truck parking areas in the Windsor Meadows State Park and multiple contiguous parcels located around 228 Liebert Road. The project will include excavating approximately 200,000 cubic yards of fill from the riverbank area to create a cove as an outdoor park area. The fill from the riverbank area will be reused on-site to raise the elevation level above the 100-year flood plain for the commercial development area, which will provide space fit for mixed-use housing, office space, or retail space. The project will also extend the riverfront trail into Windsor.
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: December 8, 2022.
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: November 18, 2022
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to
Name: William Wallach
Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development
Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 5, Hartford, CT 06103
E-Mail: william.wallach@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.