5. Notice of Scoping for Haystack Woods - Norfolk
Project Title: Haystack Woods
Address: 40 Old Colony Road
Municipality: Norfolk, CT
Project Description:
The proposed project is the new construction of 10 single family affordable homes on a 39-acre parcel in the town of Norfolk. Site work includes the construction of a public road and associated extension of utilities. The proposed new construction will be limited to areas previously disturbed by gravel mining operations and will preserve existing forested land. The proposed work preserves the existing wetlands and watercourse at the eastern edge of the site and has received required local inland wetlands approvals and will meet all conditions of approval. The work has also been reviewed by the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection and will meet US Army Corp of Engineer environmental and wildlife protection requirements for wetlands crossings. The Department of Housing intends to fund the roadwork with a grant from the Community Development Block Grant federal program and the housing development with state funding. The project has satisfied the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act with public hearing, environmental review, and notices of release of funds.
Project Maps:
Click here to view a Vicinity Map for the project area.
Click here to view a Site Plan of the project.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Thursday, April 21, 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: Friday, April 1, 2022.
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to
Name: JaCinta Frazier
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: DOH.CEPA@ct.gov
If you have questions about the public scoping meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
Name: JaCinta Frazier
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: DOH.CEPA@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: Randi Pincus, Staff Attorney
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: Randi.Pincus@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.