Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, Wethersfield

Complete Address of Property:  170 Ridge Road, Wethersfield, CT

Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Former "State Institute for the Blind"

Number of acres to be transferred: 2.1


Click to view map of property general location(1 MB)

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 Connecticut Children's Hospital had been leasing the building for its own use.  The site consists of a 21,000 (+/-) square foot office building, a 7,000 square foot storage building and 30 surface parking spaces. 

The property to be transferred contains the following:


Structures:             Buildings in use   Buildings not in use       No Structures


Other Features:    Wooded land      Nonagricultural fields     Active agriculture


                              Paved areas        Ponds, streams, other water, wetlands


Water Supply:       Public water supply    On-site well                 Unknown
Waste Disposal:   Served by sewers      On-site septic system    Unknown


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The property is in the following municipal zone(s): "Educational"

Residential Industrial  Commercial  Institutional
 Other: 

Not zoned  Not known

Special features of the property, if known:

Value of property, if known:
If checked, value is not known.

Links to other available information

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:

Proposed recipient, if known: N/A

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: N/A

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 State has deemed the property surplus, since the property is no longer needed for State use and no re-use proposals were received by other State agencies.

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on April 16, 2015.


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.)

Please send a copy of any written comments to:
            Name:         Shane P. Mallory, RPA
            Agency:      Department of Administrative Services
            Address:     165 Capitol Avenue, G-1
                               Hartford, Connecticut 06106

            E-mail:       shane.mallory@ct.gov

What Happens Next?

To find out if this proposed transfer is the subject of further notices, check future editions of the Environmental Monitor.Sign up for e-alerts to receive a reminder e-mail on Environmental Monitor publication dates.