1. Notice of Scoping for Eagleville Green, Mansfield - Multifamily Housing Development
Address: 113-121 South Eagleville Road
Municipality: Mansfield, CT
Project Description:
The proposed project is a multifamily residential mixed-income rental development of 42 units on a 5.2 acre site. The new units will be located in 7 buildings around a central green with 22 units serving 50% of Area Median Income (AMI), 7 units at 60% AMI, 2 units at 80%, and 11 units at 120% AMI/market rate. The complex will include a mix of unit styles and sizes for families as well as single individuals. Five units will meet the federal and state requirements for handicap accessibility. The site is located in a balanced priority funding area surrounded by multi-family and single family homes and will be serviced by public utilities, emergency providers, and local bus transportation. The location offers a short walk to University of Connecticut, retail and grocery stores, banks, post office, restaurants, schools and the Community Center and Town Hall.
The property is currently partially developed with 2 single family structures. One structure will remain to provide a 2-bedroom unit and the other will be demolished. The State Historic Preservation Office has reviewed project and has determined that no historic properties will be affected.
Environmental Site Assessment Reports of the property have been completed and show 2 minor environmental conditions which will be remediated with site preparation. The project will meet state and federal requirements for all site and soil mitigation. The proposed site plan includes the preservation and protection of the existing wetlands on the eastern portion of the site. Civil engineering measures to maintain and support these wetlands have been reviewed and approved by the Town of Mansfield Inland Wetlands Commission and the project will meet all required measures and conditions of approval. The location does not include critical habitat for any state or federal listed species according to the CT DEEP Natural Diversity Data Base maps and it is not inside of any mapped aquifer protection, watershed, or flood zone areas.
There are no current farming activities at this site and the state’s farmland soils map indicate that the property does not include over 5 acres of farmland soils. The scope of work includes connection to the newly constructed municipal high pressure sanitary sewer line to the west of the site. The proposed project has received the review and approval of the Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission in March of 2020.
Project Maps:
Click here to view a Site Plan 1 of 2 of the project.
Click here to view the Site Plan 2 of 2 with Location Plan of the project.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Thursday, October 21, 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, October 1, 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.