Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Notice of Scoping for Hanover Street Residences

Address of possible location: 344, 350, and 354 Hanover Street, Bridgeport, CT 06605

Municipality where proposed action might be located: Bridgeport
 
Project Description: The project is a nine-unit affordable housing development for low-income families in Bridgeport, CT. This development encompasses three adjacent three-family homes located at 344, 350 and 354 Hanover Street, Bridgeport, CT. The combined site area is 0.21 acres. Each dwelling unit will have three bedrooms. One unit in each building will be American Disability Act (ADA) compliant.  Buildings will utilize EnergyStar heating/cooling and appliances, as well as solar arrays on roofing to supplement energy demand.  The buildings will have a slab on grade-foundation and wood-frame structure. The exterior will have vinyl siding and double hung windows, and the roof will have architectural fiberglass shingles. The interior will have luxury vinyl plank floors. The project location is in hurricane inundation (storm surge) zone and within priority and balanced priority funding area. Phase 1 ESA didn't find any Recognized Environmental Condition (REC) for the site except an offsite property at 332 Hanover Street. No other Environmental concerns were identified.
 

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: July 4, 2024. 

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: June 14, 2024.


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.