Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, Groton (Mystic)

Complete Address of Property: Oral School Road


Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Mystic Oral School


Number of acres to be transferred: 47 (approx.)


Click to view map of property location


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 buildings date from the late 1920s to the mid 70s. The Mystic Oral School campus was a school for the deaf until 1982 and then what is now DDS occupied the campus with permanent housing, administrative offices, and various day programs.  DDS ceased operations in 2010. Since that time other tenants have occupied space here on campus as well.  The entire campus will be closed on September 30, 2011.

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 Locational Guide Map of the Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Planidentifies the property as being in the following category(ies):
 Regional Center Neighborhood Conservation Area Growth Area
 Rural Community Center  Rural Area
 Conservation Area  Preservation Area  Existing Preserved Open Space

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

Residential Industrial  Commercial  Institutional
 Other:  Water Resource Protection & Coastal Area Management

Not zoned  Not known


Special features of the property, if known: None

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

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: Unknown

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 October 6, 2011. 


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, CT 06106

E-Mail:

 shane.mallory@ct.gov


What Happens Next?

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