1. Notice of Environmental Impact Evaluation for Mansfield Apartments Redevelopment Project at the University of Connecticut
Address of Project Location: 1 South Eagleville Road
Municipality where it is located: Mansfield
Project Description: The University of Connecticut is planning a design-build project to redevelop the existing 270-bed apartment complex known as Mansfield Apartments located at 1 South Eagleville Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Built between the 1940s to 1950s, the complex has reached the end of its useful life as campus housing and requires renewal. Three new apartment buildings are proposed with associated utility services, best stormwater management, redesigned site access and parking over the existing 16-acre development. The redeveloped site will continue to provide housing for UConn students and be owned and operated by the University.
Project Map: A map of the project area is available here.
Scoping Notice and Post-Scoping Notice: Beginning on February 22, 2022, the University published the first of three Notices of Scoping in the Environmental Monitor. A public scoping meeting was held on March 10, 2022, and the 30-day comment period closed on March 24, 2022. The University published a Post-Scoping Notice in the Environmental Monitor on June 7, 2022.
The University has prepared an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE). The public may view an electronic copy of this EIE here and a hard copy is available for viewing at the University upon request. Additional information regarding the project, its notices and a recording of the hearing will be available at https://updc.uconn.edu/mansfield-apts/.
Comments on this EIE will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, November 18, 2022.
There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:
Date: Monday, November 7, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Place: Konover Auditorium at The Dodd Center for Human Rights and streaming live at http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/uyrei
Notes: Parking is recommended in the South Parking Garage located at 2366 Jim Calhoun Way, Storrs, CT 06269. A link to the recording will be available shortly after the hearing at http://updc.uconn.edu/mansfield-apts.
Written comments and/or questions about the meeting, project, or the EIE should be sent to the following agency contact (email preferred) (Please use “Mansfield Apts EIE” in the subject line):
Name: John Robitaille, Senior Project Manager
Agency: University Planning, Design and Construction
Address: 3 Discovery Drive, U-6038, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-6038
Phone: (860) 486-5930
E-Mail: john.robitaille@uconn.edu
Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted at https://publicrecords.uconn.edu/make-a-request/.
What happens next: The University will review the comments received and may conduct further environmental study and analysis or amend the EIE. The University will also prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of the comments received. Those responses, and all supplemental materials and comments, shall be made available in a Record of Decision that will appear in a future issue of the Environmental Monitor.