1. Notice of Scoping for Avery Park Revitalization Initiative – Woodland Springs Phase II
Address: 55 Woodland Springs Drive
Municipality: Stafford Springs, CT
Project Description:
Avery Park Revitalization Initiative - Woodland Springs Phase II, is planned with 79 single bedroom units of new housing for elderly and disabled residents on a partially developed 40 acre parcel of land located at 87 West Stafford Road in Stafford, CT. This is the second phase of a two-phase project. Woodland Springs Phase I was built in 2018 and also includes 79 one-bedroom units for elderly and disabled residents. The scope of work for Phase II will include the new construction of two multi-story apartment buildings and multiple cottage-style apartment buildings along with all necessary site and utility work. The new housing will use energy and resource efficient materials, engineering, and construction methods, and is being designed with 100% ADA accessibility in mind.
This project is urgently needed. Residents will be moved from the 40 + year old, 110 unit complex at Avery Park Apartments at 85 and 91 West Street which is rapidly deteriorating and presenting unsafe, unsanitary and hazardous conditions to an elderly and disabled population. The Housing Authority of the Town of Stafford plans for the existing Avery Park Apartments site include future renovations or redevelopment in order to increase the availability of affordable housing units for the town.
The Woodland Springs Phase II project is slated to receive federal HOME funds through the Department of Housing and will meet stringent environmental requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The site has not been identified to contain any critical habitat or endangered species or archeological significance. The State Historic Preservation Office has determined that no historic properties will be effected and the project has received local approvals from the Town of Stafford Planning & Zoning and the Inland Wetlands Commission.
Project Maps:
Click here to view a Vicinity Map of the project area.
Click here to view a Site Plan of the entire project area (see highlighted areas – Phase I (existing) & Phase II (proposed)) (MA-1).
Click here to view the Proposed Phase II Site Layout Plan (LA-1).
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Thursday, August 5th, 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 July 16th, 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.