1. Notice of Scoping for Church Street Commons
Address of possible location: 60 Church Street. Hebron, CT
Municipality where proposed action might be located: Hebron
Project Description: The Commons CDC in Hebron is planning to create up to 51 units of affordable and mixed-income housing on its property which will consist of 50 units of new construction and 1 renovated unit. This development would help meet the identified need for affordable housing in a town in which less than three (3) percent of its housing is deemed affordable. The site is on three (3) acres of land that is bordered by a baseball field and elementary school grounds to the south, nature preserve to the west, open land owned by St. Peter's Church to the north, and route 85 on the east. The site is currently owned by St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The parish has a contract on a Lease Option with Commons CDC that will convert to a 99-year long-term lease at closing. The development team has identified a need to determine the capacity for a well water source on the site and has engaged the CT Water Company in this analysis. A site evaluation is still needed. The site was used for farming up until the early 1900s. The rectory is likely to have lead paint or other possible hazardous material. The former site of a barn that stored farm equipment behind the rectory may have some soil concerns that will need investigation. The site is currently zoned residential as it has been for over 100 years. The goal is to work collaboratively with the Hebron Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) to create a friendly 8-30G zoning variance. The PZC has indicated a willingness to work with Commons CDC in a collaborative manner following an initial presentation to the Commission. This work has yet to be formally initiated.
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: December 21, 2023.
Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by: December 1st, 2023.
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to:
Name: Mithila Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106-7106
E-Mail: mithila.chakraborty@ct.gov
Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:
Name: Mithila Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106-7106
E-Mail: mithila.chakraborty@ct.gov
What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.
