1. Final Environmental Assessment for the Connecticut Readiness Center in Putnam, CT

Connecticut Army National Guard/Connecticut Military Department

Municipalities where the Proposed Action might be located:  Putnam, CT

Address of Proposed Action Location:  376 and 390 Pomfret Street (Route 44) 

Project Description: The Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG) proposes to approve the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) which evaluates the potential environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic impacts of creating a new Readiness Center in the town of Putnam, CT to support the CTARNG 643rd Military Police. The Putnam Readiness Center (PRC) will consist of an assembly hall for Guardsmen to utilize, along with equipment storage areas and parking lots. These facilities will restore the training, administrative, and logistical requirements the CTARNG has lacked in northeast Connecticut for over a decade.

The PRC is planned to be constructed on land owned by the State of Connecticut and previously occupied by the John N. Dempsey Center. The Proposed Action for the PRC includes an approximately 45,000 square foot Readiness Center, a parking lot for the CTARNG organization and two privately-owned vehicle parking lots.

Project Map: Existing Location and Proposed Action  figures are attached.

Scoping Notice: The CTARNG published a Scoping Notice on April 16, 2019 for the proposed project in the Environmental Monitor.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: August 20, 2021.

The public can view a copy of this EIE  click here or at the locations listed below, where it will be available from: July 1, 2021

·    CTARNG Public Affairs Office, 360 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06105

·    Putnam Public Library, 225 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT 06260

If a public hearing is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a hearing.  Such requests must be made by: July 16, 2021.

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

If you have questions about this project, contact:

What happens next: The CTARNG will review the comments received and may conduct further environmental study and analysis or amend the evaluation. The CTARNG will prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of and comment on the EIE/EA and any supplemental materials or amendments. Those responses and all supplemental materials and comments shall be made available in a "Record of Decision" which will appear in the Environmental Monitor for public inspection.