1. Notice of Scoping for Property Acquisition on Crown Street in City of Meriden

Address of Possible Project Location: 11 Crown Street

Project Description: The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) was awarded a $2 million Community Challenge Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S. HUD).  Portion of the funds will be utilized to purchase property in the City of Meriden for the purposes of Transit-oriented Development including housing.  One of the properties being considered is 11 Crown Street which currently houses the Record Journal Building.     

The U.S. HUD is currently conducting an environmental review (Environmental Assessment Checklist) of the proposed property acquisitions as per the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 24 CFR Part 50 which will satisfy the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) requirements.  This Scoping Notice serves as an invitation for public consultation, participation and comments required as per NEPA, CEPA and the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106).

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: Thursday, February 6, 2014

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 Friday, January 17, 2014

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:

2. Notice of Scoping for New Haven Rail Yard Maintenance of Way Building and Parking Lot

Municipality where proposed project might be located: New Haven

Address of Possible Project Location: 1 Brewery Street, New Haven CT

Existing Brewery Street will be relocated as part of this project, so that it runs through the center of the 1 Brewery Street property. The proposed Brewery Street relocation would also require acquiring a partial take from the IKEA property just east of the 1 Brewery Street property and would require rearranging the access easements on the Hummel Brothers property to the west. This would provide better geometry for the relocation and it’s tie-in to the existing street system.

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

Click here to view an Aerial Map of the project area

Click here to view Project Plans

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  Friday February 7, 2014

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 Friday, January 17, 2014.

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

If you have questions about this project, contact:

1. Notice of Comparative Evaluation for the North Campus Master Plan EIE, University of Connecticut, Innovative Partnership Building

Project Title: Notice for Comparative Evaluation, North Campus Master Plan EIE, University of Connecticut, Innovative Partnership Building

Municipality where project is proposed: University of Connecticut – Storrs Campus, Mansfield

Address of Possible Project Location: North Hillside Road Extension – North Campus Master Plan Parcel C

Project Description: The University of Connecticut (UCONN) proposes to construct an Innovative Partnership Building (IPB) on its North Campus. The IPB would represent the first phase of the implementation of the University’s North Campus Master Plan, a plan for the development of a technology park at the campus. The IPB would be located on Parcel C, north of the UConn Wastewater Treatment Plant and the University’s tennis courts, and west of the planned extension of North Hillside Road.

The project entails the construction of an approximately 112,000-square-foot (sf) U-shaped building dedicated to research and development. The structure would include specialty core facilities, including wet and dry laboratories, tenant space, office and administration space, amenities, and building support space. The three-story building would be integrated with the topography of the site, taking advantage of the site's natural westward slope.  The lower level of the building, essentially two wings, would frame a terraced central courtyard and would accommodate high bay laboratories and imaging space.  The two laboratory wings would be capped by an extensive green roof that serves as a stormwater management feature.  Above and east of the wings, an entrance lobby, offices, and tenant labs would be located on the upper two floors. The building would be clad in steel, concrete and glass and would be designed to meet, at a minimum, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Standards.

Access to the site would be provided through two entrances off of North Hillside Road, the spine for the UConn Research and Development Park. One hundred and twenty-five parking spaces would be provided north of the IPB and an additional 65 spaces would be located to the south. An on-grade loading zone would be constructed on the north side of the building.  This loading zone would also serve as special event overflow parking for approximately 25 cars.  Parking lot rain gardens and water-quality infiltration basins will be included as part of the project design.

Project Document:  Click here to view the Comparative Evaluation Report

Project Map: Click here to view IPB locus map

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: February 4, 2014

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:

Mansfield Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office, 4 South Eagleville Road, Mansfield, CT 06268

Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Rd., Mansfield Center, CT 06250

Send your comments about this EIE to:

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact: