2. Post-Scoping Notice for 
UConn Structures Demolition – Spring Manor Farm Project

Address of Possible Project Location:  104 Spring Manor Lane

Municipality where it would be located: Mansfield

CEPA Determination: 

On March 3, 2020, the University of Connecticut (University) published a Notice of Scoping to solicit public comments for this action in the Environmental Monitor. The comment period closed on April 2, 2020. On October 6, 2020, the University posted a Notice of Time Extension after a pause in project planning due to impacts related to the pandemic.

Based on the University’s environmental assessment of this project which includes a review of comments provided by the State Historic Preservation Office (click here) and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (click here), dated March 27, 2020, the University has made a determination that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). The University has coordinated with SHPO to address their recommendations, and that agreement can be reviewed here. The responses to DEEP comments can be viewed here.

The University’s assessment and conclusion is documented the project’s Environmental Review Checklist and the Memorandum of Findings and Determination.

Agency contact:

Name:  Paul Ferri

Agency:  UConn Division of Public Safety - Environmental Health and Safety

Address:  3102 Horsebarn Hill Road, Unit 4097, Storrs, CT 06269

Phone:  (860) 486-9295

E-Mail: paul.ferri@uconn.edu

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring State Agency.

What Happens Next:

The University expects the proposed action, to go forward. This is the final notice of the action to be published in the Environmental Monitor.