Town of Enfield Easements Request A-10-25

4) Notice of Proposed Easement Transfer, Enfield

Complete Address of Property: Intersection of South Maple and Cooper Streets

Commonly used name of property or other identifying information:

Maple Street Bridge Replacement

Number of acres to be transferred: easement for 0.07 acres (or 3,367 square feet)

Click to view maps: Location Map Survey Map Discontinuance

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: The property is part of Scantic River State Park. This section of the park, east of Maple Street, is known as Powder Hollow for the historic Hazard Powder Company that made gunpowder here. This area includes the ruins of a dam and part of a mill foundation. At present, there is no parking for recreational users, so they are forced to park off the edge of the road, where the abandoned Cooper street intersects with South Maple Street.

The Town of Enfield has received federal funding to replace the narrow South Maple Street bridge and is requesting various land rights from DEP in exchange for the release of an interest in a Town Right-of-Way (road). Easements that would go from DEP to the Town would be a 0.06 acre/ 2903 square foot right to build and maintain the new bridge (although only a very small portion of the bridge support will be on DEP land), a 234 square foot right to drain stormwater, and a 230 square foot right to grade the land from the road to blend to the topography in the park. All requested easements can be viewed by accessing the link to the 'Survey Map' above.

In return for the easements, the Town of Enfield will move to formally discontinue an unused 0.64 acre/28,226 square foot portion of Cooper Street to the east of the work location. The town will reserve a sewer easement, but the road Right-of-Way will be extinguished and will revert to State Park land. The proposed discontinued portion of Cooper Street appears hatched on the map can be viewed by accessing the 'Discontinuance" map above.

In addition, the Town will construct a new 7-car gravel parking area (also pictured on the 'Survey Map' above) on the remaining abandoned portion of Cooper Street where it intersects with South Maple Street. This will provide much needed parking for recreational users of Scantic River State Park.

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

Click to view aerial view of property Bing Bird's eye view

Click to view photographs of property - no photographs available.

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:
Not known

Special features of the property, if known: Property is on the banks of the Scantic River.

Value of property, if known:
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: Refer to 'Description of Property" and 'Survey Map" above.

Proposed recipient, if known: The Town of Enfield

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: Bridge reconstruction and maintenance, drainage, and grading.

The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:
If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses.

Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: The South Maple Street Bridge is in need of reconstruction. The new bridge will be wider and safer, and DEP will gain additional park land as well as recreational parking in trade.

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on October 7, 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.)

What Happens Next?

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Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

4) Notice of Proposed Easement Transfer, Enfield

In addition, the Town will construct a new 7-car gravel parking area (also pictured on the 'Survey Map' above) on the remaining abandoned portion of Cooper Street where it intersects with South Maple Street. This will provide much needed parking for recreational users of Scantic River State Park.