1. Cancellation of Notice of Scoping for Connecticut State Police Firearms Training Facility Relocation

Addresses of Possible Project Locations:  Apothecaries Hall Road & Windsorville Road, East Windsor (“East Windsor Site”); Ruby Road, Willington (“Willington – Ruby Site”); and Eldredge Mills Road, Willington (“Willington – Eldredge Site”).

Municipalities where proposed project might be located: East Windsor and Willington

Project History:  The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (CTDESPP), Division of State Police (CSP) originally proposed to relocate its existing Firearms Training Facility and Program located on Nod Road in Simsbury to a new site. The proposed sites were:

• East Windsor Site: located south of Apothecaries Hall Road, west of Windsorville Road, and east of a railroad line.  The site was comprised of two parcels: parcel IDs: 048-65-007 (124.8 acres) and 057-65-001 (98 acres).  Total Site acreage: 222.8 acres.
• Willington – Ruby Site: located east of Ruby Road (Route 320) and north of Cosgrove Road.  The site was comprised of two parcels: parcel IDs: 33/019-00 (315.99 acres) and 33/017-00 (10.59 acres).  Total Site acreage: 326.58 acres.
• Willington – Eldredge Site: located at the end of Eldredge Mills Road (west of Ruby Road [Route 320]) and east of River Road.  The site was comprised of three parcels: parcel IDs: 33/004-00 (105.71 acres), 33/012-00 (41.7 acres), and 33/001-00 (5.61 acres).  Total Site acreage: 153.02 acres.

Agency Determination: The CTDESPP, CSP has since determined it is not feasible to undertake the project, as described the last time a notice appeared in the Environmental Monitor on May 5, 2015, because of issues unrelated to the environmental review requirements of the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).

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What Happens Next: The proposed project is cancelled. Should the project be proposed at a future date, the CEPA process will be initiated again with a new Scoping Notice announcing that intent.