Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

Environmental Monitor
September 6, 2011
    1. NEW!  University of Connecticut Health Center New Construction and Renovation Project, Farmington
        
  
   No Post-Scoping notices have been submitted for publication in this edition. 
  
   No Environmental Impact Evaluations have been submitted for publication in this edition.
    1. NEW!  Mystic Oral School, Groton (In Step I of Transfer Process)
   2. West Hartford, 2688 Albany Avenue(In Step I of Transfer Process)
                          

         

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"Scoping" is for projects 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 the University of Connecticut Health Center New Construction and Renovation Project

Municipality where proposed project might be located: Farmington

Address(es) of Possible Project Location: Main Road, West Road, and East Road, University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington, Connecticut

Project Description:  The University of Connecticut Health Center proposes to undertake construction of a new hospital bed tower, ambulatory care center, three parking garages, and related site work at its campus in Farmington, Connecticut.  The new construction is integral to the implementation of Bioscience Connecticut, an initiative that was recently approved by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Dannel P. Malloy.  The capital improvement program also includes renovations and infrastructure improvements to the Health Center to support patient, educational, and research activities.  The project will take place on the upper campus to the north east, and west of John Dempsey Hospital on existing paved areas, and on the lower campus in the general vicinity of the existing Dowling Buildings.  The project will play an important strategic role in further positioning the Health Center as a top medical research and education institution and enhancing patient care services.

Project Map(s):  Click Project Site Map to view a map of the project area. Click Master Plan Map to see conceptual project plan.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:  October 6, 2011

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

DATE: September 22, 2011

TIME: 7:00 PM

PLACE: 16 Munson Road

Farmington, Connecticut 06030

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

Name: Kevin R. Norton, Project Manager
Agency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Address: 263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, Connecticut 06030
Phone: 860-679-2075
Fax: 860-679-1279
E-Mail: krnorton@uchc.edu

If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact Mr. Norton as directed above

The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in (December, 2011).

Post-Scoping Notices: Environmental Impact Evaluation Not Required
This category is required by the October 2010 revision of the Generic Environmental Classification Document for State Agencies. A notice is published here if the sponsoring agency, after publication of a scoping notice and consideration of comments received, has determined that an  Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) does not need to be prepared for the proposed project.
No Post-Scoping Notices have been submitted for publication in this edition.

After Scoping, an agency that wishes to undertake an action that could significantly affect the environment must produce, for public review and comment, a detailed written evaluation of the expected environmental impacts. This is called an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).

No Environmental Impact Evaluations (EIE) have been submitted for review and comment in this edition.

State Land Transfer Notices


Connecticut General Statutes Section 4b-47requires public notice of most proposed sales and transfers of state-owned lands. The public has an opportunity to comment on any such proposed transfer. Each notice includes an address where comments should be sent. Read more about the five-step process...

1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, Groton (Mystic)

Complete Address of Property: Oral School Road


Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Mystic Oral School


Number of acres to be transferred: 47 (approx.)


Click to view map of property location


Description of Property


Below is some general information about the property.  It should not be considered a complete description of the property and should not be relied upon for making decisions.  If only a portion of a property is proposed for transfer, the description pertains only to the portion being transferred.

Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses: The buildings date from the late 1920s to the mid 70s. The Mystic Oral School campus was a school for the deaf until 1982 and then what is now DDS occupied the campus with permanent housing, administrative offices, and various day programs.  DDS ceased operations in 2010. Since that time other tenants have occupied space here on campus as well.  The entire campus will be closed on September 30, 2011.

The property to be transferred contains the following:

Structures:             Buildings in use   Buildings not in use       No Structures

Other Features:    Wooded land    
 Nonagricultural fields     Active agriculture

                          Paved areas       Ponds, streams, other water, wetlands

Water Supply:       Public water supply    On-site well                 Unknown
Waste Disposal:   Served by sewers      On-site septic system    Unknown


Click to view aerial view of property

The Locational Guide Map of the Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Planidentifies the property as being in the following category(ies):
 Regional Center Neighborhood Conservation Area Growth Area
 Rural Community Center  Rural Area
 Conservation Area  Preservation Area  Existing Preserved Open Space

The property is in the following municipal zone(s):

Residential Industrial  Commercial  Institutional
 Other:  Water Resource Protection & Coastal Area Management

Not zoned  Not known


Special features of the property, if known: None

Value of property, if known:
If checked, value is not known.
Type of Sale or Transfer:
 Sale or transfer of property in fee

Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property (such as an easement).  Description of interest:

Proposed recipient, if known: Unknown

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: Unknown

The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:
 If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses.

Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: The State has deemed the property surplus, since the property is no longer needed for State use and no re-use proposals were received by other State agencies.

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on October 6, 2011. 


Comments may include (but are not limited to) information you might have about significant natural resources or recreation resources on the property, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.


Written comments* should be sent to:

Name:

Patrick O'Brien

Agency:

Office of Policy and Management

Address:

 450 Capitol Avenue MS#52 ASP
Hartford, CT 06106-1379

E-Mail:

 Patrick.Obrien@ct.gov


*E-Mail submissions are preferred. 

(Comments from state agencies must be on agency letterhead and signed by agency head.  Scanned copies are preferred.)

Please send a copy of any written comments to:

Name:

Shane P. Mallory, RPA

Agency:

Department of Administrative Services

Address:

165 Capitol Avenue, G-1

Hartford, CT 06106

E-Mail:

 shane.mallory@ct.gov


What Happens Next?

To find out if this proposed transfer is the subject of further notices, check future editions of the Environmental Monitor.Sign up for e-alerts to receive a reminder e-mail on Environmental Monitor publication dates.

2. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer, West Hartford

Complete Address of Property: 2688 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, CT

Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) South Branch Park River Flood Control Site 2 (Bugbee)

Number of acres to be transferred: 0.02 acre Permanent Easement for portion of adjacent original driveway

Click to view map of property location


Description of Property


Below is some general information about the property.  It should not be considered a complete description of the property and should not be relied upon for making decisions.  If only a portion of a property is proposed for transfer, the description pertains only to the portion being transferred.

Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses: Property was condemned for flood control purposes in the 1960s and has been retained primarily in its natural state.

The property to be transferred contains the following:

Structures:             Buildings in use   Buildings not in use       No Structures

Other Features:    Wooded land    
 Nonagricultural fields     Active agriculture

                           Paved areas       Ponds, streams, other water, wetlands

Water Supply:       Public water supply    On-site well                  Unknown
Waste Disposal:   Served by sewers      On-site septic system    Unknown


Click to view aerial view of property: Aerial Map

Click to view photographs of property: none available

The Locational Guide Map of the Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Plan identifies the property as being in the following category:
 Regional Center Neighborhood Conservation Area Growth Area
 Rural Community Center  Rural Area
 Conservation Area  Preservation Area  Existing Preserved Open Space

The property is in the following municipal zone:

Residential Industrial  Commercial  Institutional
 Other: 

Not zoned  Not known

Value of property, if known:
If checked, value is not known.

Links to other available information:

Type of Sale or Transfer:

Sale or transfer of property in fee

Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property (such as an easement).  Description of interest:  Boundary line from original condemnation of property for flood control purposes overlapped the neighboring driveway to the west.  The driveway has been slightly reconfigured but DEEP's property boundary still overlaps the existing driveway.  This easement will formalize rights that are appurtenant to the adjacent residential property and correct an oversight from the original acquisition.

Original condemnation map  showing approximate proposed easement.


Proposed recipient, if known: Franklin Trust Federal Credit Union, current owner of property

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: Portion of driveway serving residential structure on adjacent site

The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:  To be used for driveway access only.
 If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses.

Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property:
This easement is to correct an oversight from the original condemnation by formalizing rights that are appurtenant to the neighboring property to the west.

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on September 17, 2011


Comments may include (but are not limited to) information you might have about significant natural resources or recreation resources on the property, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.


Written comments* should be sent to:

Name :

Patrick O’Brien

Agency :

Office of Policy and Management

Address :

 450 Capitol Avenue MS#52 ASP
Hartford, CT 06106-1379

E-Mail :

 Patrick.Obrien@ct.gov


*E-Mail submissions are preferred.  (Comments from state agencies must be on agency letterhead and signed by agency head.  Scanned copies are preferred.)


Additional information: Easement will become a permanent benefit to this property.

What Happens Next?

To find out if this proposed transfer is the subject of further notices, check future editions of the Environmental Monitor.  Sign up for e-alerts to receive a reminder e-mail on Environmental Monitor publication dates.
No Step II, Step III, Step IV or Step V Notices were submitted for publication in this edition.
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