1.  Notice of Scoping for Hebron Village Green District

Municipality where proposed project would be located:  Hebron

Address of Possible Project Location: Southeast of Route 85 & Route 66 intersection

Project Description: 

STEAP funds in the amount of $500,000 are targeted to assist in the construction of a new road and utilities to access the Town's new planned mixed-use business expansion area, within the Hebron Town Center, called the Village Green District.  The town is working with private property owners / developers to develop the 190 acre site directly adjacent to the Town’s General Business District along Route 66.  The project area, which is predominantly undeveloped, is  located south of Route 66, east of Route 85, north of Kinney Road and west of Millstream Road.  A master plan is being developed for the Village Green District with land uses ranging from retail, commercial, light industrial, residential, public open and recreational spaces.  State funds are proposed for use toward constructing the initial 1000 feet of road and utilities as a public incentive for private investment.

Project Map(s):  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:   Monday, February 9, 2004 at 4:00pm 

Any person can 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.

Additional information about the project can be viewed in the attached Environmental Assessment. Copies of referenced reports and/or mapping can be obtained by contacting Ms. Maya Loewenberg at DECD (see below). 

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

If you have questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

The agency expects to determine CEPA obligations for this project following the conclusion of this scoping period.

2. Notice of Scoping for Burton Family Football Complex and Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Athletic Facility

Municipality where proposed project might be located:University of Connecticut - Storrs Campus, Mansfield, CT

Address of Possible Project Location: Stadium Road

Project Description: The University of Connecticut proposes to construct a multi-purpose practice facility at the site of existing tennis courts on the Storrs Campus, east of Stadium Road.  The Burton Family Football Complex will be an approximately 85,000 square foot (SF) building housing offices and facilities for the UCONN Football Program, including public spaces, coaching staff offices and seminar rooms, team meeting room, strength and athletic training rooms, and locker rooms and showers.   The approximately 80,000 SF Intramural, Recreational and Intercollegiate Facilities Complex will consist primarily of an indoor artificial turf field.  The project will include the demolition of twelve (12) existing tennis courts and their relocation east-southeast of the existing soccer fields and ice arena.  Removal of the existing fixed seating on the southwest side of Memorial Stadium will also be included in the project. 

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:  February 5, 2004

There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:

Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in June, 2004.