Municipality where proposed project might be located: Waterford

Address of Possible Project Location: 36 Shore Road, Waterford, CT

Project Description: The State of Connecticut Department of Public Works (DPW) has agreed to sell approximately 32 acres of the 36.3-acre Seaside Regional Center to a private entity with the strict purpose of demonstrating that a 55-and older housing development project be built that provides preservation and restoration of historic structures and public access to waterfront resources.  The demonstration project will conform and be consistent with the Town of Waterford’s Seaside Preservation Zoning District regulations (see Section 17a – Seaside Preservation Zoning District, page 97 of the Town of Waterford, Connecticut, Zoning Regulations, Revised Through Effective Date: October 3, 2006). 

Approximately 3.7 acres of the property to be sold along the coast will be held in an easement for conservation and public access purposes in favor of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

A proposed conceptual site plan for the demonstration project has not yet been developed.  However, it is anticipated that the Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE), which will be prepared after the Scoping Meeting, will be based on a conceptual plan. 

Project Maps:  Click on the following to view the general location of the property: high resolution (4.5MB) low resolution (536kb).  Click on the following to view the subject project area: high resolution (9.2MB) low resolution (889kb)

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  September 27, 2007

There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:

DATE: Thursday, September 20, 2007

TIME:  7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

PLACE: Waterford Town Hall Auditorium, 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT

Written comments should be sent to:

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

The agency expects to release the EIE for this project, for public review and comment, in Spring 2008.