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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR
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the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act

March 22, 2005
Scoping Notices
1.  Proposed Adult Care Facility (Rocky Hill)
2.  Great Path Academy Magnet School and 500 New Parking Spaces at Manchester Community College (Manchester)
3.  Proposed Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse at Torrington (Torrington)
Environmental Impact Evaluations available for review and comment
        1.  Reconstruction of Interchange 33 on Interstate 95 (Stratford)
        2.  New Interim Rail Car Maintenance Facility (New Haven)
            
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Scoping Notices

Scoping Notices have been issued for the following state projects.  These projects are in the earliest stages of planning.  At the scoping stage, detailed information on a project's design, alternatives, and environmental impacts does not yet exist.  Sponsoring agencies are asking for comments from other agencies and from the public as to the scope of alternatives and environmental impacts that should be considered for further study.  Send your comments to the contact person listed for the project by the date indicated.

1. Notice of Scoping for Proposed Adult Care Facility

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Rocky Hill

Address of Possible Project Location: 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT

Project Description: This proposed facility is part of federal grant to the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs involving the construction of a 150-bed new adult care facility, including approximately 200 parking spaces to be located on the Connecticut Veterans Home property in Rocky Hill.  Since, this project is involves federal and state funds it is subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).

Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public concerning the nature and extent of any environmental impacts of the proposed action are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: April 7, 2005.

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.

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

Name:

Charley Williams HMCM(SS) USN RET, Chief of Staff

Agency:

State Department of Veterans' Affairs (State DVA)

Address:

287 West Street

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Fax:

(860) 721-5919

E-Mail:

charley.williams@po.state.ct.us

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

Name:

Tim Desroches, Project Manager

Agency:

Department of Public Works

Address:

165 Capitol Avenue

Room 460

Hartford, Connecticut

Phone:

(860) 713-5925

Fax:

(860) 713-7270

E-Mail:

timothy.desroches@po.state.ct.us

The agency anticipates releasing an Environmental Assessment prepared pursuant to the Federal Department of Veterans' Affairs NEPA guidelines with supplemental information meeting CEPA requirements for this project for public review and comment in June, 2005.

2. Notice of Scoping for Great Path Academy Magnet School and 500 New Parking Spaces at Manchester Community College (MCC)

Municipality: Manchester

Address of Project Location: 161 Hillstown Road (Great Path), Manchester, Connecticut 06045

Description of Projects: The Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges (BOTCTC) is proposing the following two separate projects to be covered under one Environmental Impact Evaluation:

1) Construction of a 74,500 gross square foot (approx.) Great Path Academy magnet school at MCC. The existing Great Path Academy is an inter-district magnet school housed in the Lowe Building of MCC and is operating under the model of middle college high schools. The existing number of students is 83; however, the construction of the magnet school would accommodate approximately 350 students. As a result of the magnet school construction, this project includes replacement parking for MCC and approximately 108 new parking spaces for the Academy.

2) BOTCTC and MCC anticipate the need for approximately 500 new parking spaces within the MCC campus to accommodate existing and future MCC student enrollment.

Project Maps:  Click here to view a map of the project areas.  Click here to view a general street map to MCC.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  March 24, 2005

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.

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

Name:

John Kraemer, AIA
Agency:

Office of the Board of Trustees of Community-Technical Colleges
Address:

61 Woodland Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Phone:

(860) 244-7641
Fax:

(860) 566-6624
E-Mail:

jkraemer@commnet.edu

 

 

 

 

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

Name:

Joel Baranowski, Project Manager
Agency:

Department of Public Works
Address:

165 Capitol Avenue

Room 463
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Phone:

(860) 713-5612
Fax:

(860) 713-7261
E-Mail:

joel.baranowski@po.state.ct.us

 

 

 

 

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in June 2005

 

 

 

3. Notice of Scoping for Proposed Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse at Torrington

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Torrington

Addresses of Potential Project Locations: The following is the list of potential sites that were submitted in response to a Department of Public Works’ Request for Proposal (RFP) that met the minimal site requirements as set forth in the RFP:

Property Owner(s)/Representative(s)

 

 

Site Name

 

 

Address

 

 

N & L Associates

 

 

Nickerson Site

 

 

Intersection of Winsted Road and Burr Mountain Road

 

 

Torrington Company

 

 

Timken Site

 

 

59 Field Street and adjacent parcel across Clark Street

 

 

O & G Industries

 

 

O & G Site

 

 

Intersection of Kennedy Drive and Alvord Park Road

 

 

Nidec America Corporation

 

 

Nidec Site

 

 

100 Franklin Drive

 

 

Joseph and Marilyn Ricci

 

 

Ricci Site

 

 

341 and 371 Pinewoods Road

 

 

PRAX LLC, RKX LLC, Carolle Jenkins, Dennis Gouey, and City of Torrington

 

 

PRAX Site

 

 

408, 422, 432, 442, 452, 456 Main Street and Grove Street

 

 

The Kelly Realty Company, E.J. Kelley Company, and City of Torrington

 

 

Kelley Site

 

 

136 Water Street and adjacent municipal parking lot at the intersection of John Street and Church/Mason Street

 

 

 

Project Description: The proposed action consists of the construction of the Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse (Courthouse) with associated improvements in Torrington, Connecticut. The approximate 160,000 square foot new Courthouse is proposed to consolidate and house the Civil, Criminal, Family, and Juvenile Matters Divisions of the Litchfield Judicial District.

In order to support these Divisions, the proposed action is to provide the following:

  • 1 arraignment courtroom
  • 2 criminal jury courtrooms
  • 6 civil courtrooms (2 civil; 2 family; 1 juvenile/delinquency; 1 juvenile/child protection)
  • 2 hearing rooms
  • 1 Administrative Judge’s chambers
  • 6 Resident Judges’ chambers
  • Court Operations space for: civil, criminal, and juvenile clerk’s offices, court reporters and monitors, interpreters, caseflow, court service officers, judicial marshals, and support enforcement and victim services
  • Court Support Services Division space for: civil intake, adult intake and assessment and supervision, juvenile probation
  • Space for State’s Attorney, Public Defender, and Attorney General
  • Approximately 400 parking spaces

 

The current Litchfield Judicial District functions are located at the following four locations:

  • Judicial District located at 15 West Street, Litchfield, CT (state-owned property)
  • Geographical Area 18 located at 80 Doyle Road, Bantam, CT (leased property)
  • Juvenile Matters located at 410 Winsted Road, Torrington, CT (leased property)
  • Family Services Unit at Litchfield Commons, West Street, Litchfield, CT (leased property)

 

The proposed new Courthouse would continue to serve the following towns: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington and Winchester (Winsted).

Project Maps: Click on the two figures for the general location of the potential sites within the City of Torrington (Overview North Figure) (Overview South Figure):

Click on the following site names for more detailed figures for each potential site:

 

 

Written comments from the public concerning the nature and extent of any environmental impacts of the proposed action are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: March 28, 2005

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

DATE: March 23, 2005

TIME: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)

PLACE: Torrington City Hall Auditorium, 140 Main Street, Torrington, Connecticut

NOTES: The purpose of the public scoping meeting is to receive public comments and to provide additional information regarding the proposed action and potential sites. The public may still submit written comments five (5) days following the public scoping meeting.

 

Written comments should be sent to:

Name:

Joseph McMahon, Director of Facilities
Agency:

Judicial Branch
Address:

90 Washington Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Fax:

(860) 706-5093
E-Mail:

joseph.mcmahon@jud.state.ct.us

 

 

 

 

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

Name:

David Wlodkowski, Project Manager
Agency:

Department of Public Works
Address:

165 Capitol Avenue, Room 460

Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Phone:

(860) 713-5934
Fax:

(860) 713-7270
E-Mail:

david.wlodkowski@po.state.ct.us

 

 

 

 

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment in August/September 2005

 

 

 

EIE Notices

The following Environmental Impact Evaluations have been completed by state agencies and are available for review and comment. 

1. EIE Notice for Reconstruction of Interchange 33 on Interstate 95

 

Municipality where project is proposed: Stratford, Connecticut

Address of Possible Project Location: I-95, Interchange 33

Project Description: The Connecticut Department of Transportation proposes to reconstruct Interchange 33 on Interstate 95 in Stratford, Connecticut to provide a full diamond interchange.  Currently, this facility is a partial interchange consisting of a southbound entrance ramp to I-95 from the Veterans Boulevard Connector and a northbound exit ramp from I-95 to Ferry Boulevard. The new configuration will include a new southbound off ramp from I-95 to Veterans Boulevard and a new northbound on ramp from Ferry Boulevard to I-95.

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: April 29, 2005

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:The Stratford Town Clerk’s Office-Town Hall, Room 101-2725 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615; Stratford Library-2203 Main Street-Stratford, CT 06615; The Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency-Bridgeport Transportation Center-525 Water Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604-4902; The Federal Highway Administration-628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303,Glastonbury, CT 06033; The Connecticut Department of Transportation-2800 Berlin Turnpike-Room 2155,Newington, CT 06131-7549

There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:

DATE: April 13, 2005

TIME: 7:00 pm

PLACE: Town Council Chambers-Stratford Town Hall-2725 Main Street-Stratford, CT

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Edgar T. Hurle - Transportation Planning Director
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike - Room 2155
Newington, CT 06131-7549
E-Mail: Edgar.hurle@po.state.ct.us

 

 

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact :

Name: Keith T. Hall - Transportation Supervising Planner
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike - Newington, CT 06131-7549
E-Mail: Keith.hall@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-594-2926

 

 

 

 

2. EIE Notice for New Interim Rail Car Maintenance Facility

 

Municipality where project is proposed: New Haven, Connecticut

Address of Possible Project Location: New Haven Rail Yard

Project Description:The purpose of the proposed action is to construct a 43,000 square foot interim railroad car maintenance facility in the southwestern side of the New Haven Rail Yard.  The facility will be heated and included work pits for maintaining the cars.    

Project Map:  Click here to view a map of the project area.

Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: March 28, 2005

The public can view a copy of this EIE at:New Haven City Clerks Office - 200 Orange Street, New Haven, CT; New Haven Free Public Library - 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT; South Central Regional Council of Governments - 127 Washington Avenue - 4th floor West, North Haven, CT; Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Planning - 2800 Berlin Turnpike - Room 2155 - Newington, CT. 

There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:

DATE:Thursday March 3, 2005

TIME: 7:00 pm

PLACE: South Central Regional Council of Governments - 127 Washington Avenue - 4th Floor West, North Haven, CT

Send your comments about this EIE to:

Name: Edgar T. Hurle
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike - Room 2155
Newington, CT 06131-7549
E-Mail: Edgar.hurle@po.state.ct.us

 

 

If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:

Name: Keith T. Hall
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike - Room 2155-Newington, CT 06131-7549
E-Mail: Keith.Hall@po.state.ct.us
Phone: 860-594-2926

 

 

 
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