1. Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Approval of the Connecticut Training Center Real Property Master Plan of the Connecticut Army National Guard

Municipalities where proposed project might be located:  East Lyme, Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Haven

Address of Possible Project Location: Stones Ranch Military Reservation, 10 Stone Ranch Road, East Lyme, CT 06333; Camp Niantic, 38 Smith Street, Niantic, CT 06357; East Haven Rifle Range, 591 N. High Street, East Haven, CT 06512

Project Description: The Connecticut Military Department/Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG) proposes to approve a new Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) for the Connecticut Training Center (CTC) consistent with the requirements of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 2-100-01, Installation Master Planning, which provides guidance for developing RPMPs for DoD installations. The Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the potential environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic effects of approving the UFC 2-100-01-compliant RPMP. The CTC comprises three noncontiguous installations: Stones Ranch Military Reservation, Camp Niantic, and East Haven Rifle Range. The RPMP is needed to comply with DoD Master Planning policy as well as to guide the CTARNG through the long-term development of the CTC in a clear, sustainable manner that supports the installations’ military missions. The Proposed Action would provide an updated master plan to guide the CTARNG’s mission at the CTC for the next 20 years using the latest techniques in planning.

Project Map: See Map.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  July 19, 2019. 

The public can view a copy of this EIE here, or at the locations listed below, where it will be available from June 5, 2019:

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

·    East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road, Niantic, CT 06357

·    Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme, CT 06371

·    Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme, CT 06371

·    Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512

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: June 28, 2019.

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

If you have questions about this project, contact: