3. Notice of Scoping for Enfield Manor – Elderly/Disabled Housing Development
Address: Enfield Terrace
Municipality: Enfield, CT
Project Description:
The proposed project is a redevelopment of a facility for elderly and disabled individuals for the Enfield Housing Authority as a State Sponsored Housing Portfolio property. The affordability mix will include 56 units for households less than 50% Area Median Income (AMI) and 43 units less than 60% AMI. The plans include demolition of the existing buildings and new construction of 2 three-story buildings containing 99 rental units totaling 109,000 gross square feet on an 11.82 acre site. The relocation plan includes a phased approach as new units are constructed. The new construction will meet all state and federal guidelines for accessibility and energy efficiency. The site is in a Priority Funding area and is serviced by local bus service to shopping, medical offices, and commuter bus lines. The new site plan will include a community center, laundry, parking, greenspace, emergency access roads, and a walking path.
Environmental site assessments do not identify any recognized environmental concerns or areas of concern. The existing buildings will be fully abated of all hazardous materials prior to demolition. The State Historic Preservation Office has reviewed project and has determined that no historic properties will be affected. The Enfield local Historic Commission has also approved the project.
The proposed site plan includes the preservation and protection of the existing state wetlands on the eastern portion of the site. The plans have been reviewed and approved by the Town of Enfield Inland Wetlands Commission and the project will meet all required measures and conditions of approval. The location does not include critical habitat or listed species according to state and federal maps and it is not inside of any mapped aquifer protection, watershed, or flood zone areas. There are no farmland activities at this site and the state’s farmland soils map indicates that the site does not contain over 5 acres of farmland soils. The proposed project has received the review and approval of the Enfield Planning and Zoning Commission on February 28, 2019.
Project Maps:
Click here to view a Vicinity Map for the project area.
Click here to view a Demolition Plan of the project.
Click here to view the Proposed Site Plan for the project.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a 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 Friday, November 12, 2021.
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to:
Name: JaCinta Frazier
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: DOH.CEPA@ct.gov
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
Name: JaCinta Frazier
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: DOH.CEPA@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: Randi Pincus, Staff Attorney
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E-Mail: Randi.Pincus@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.