Notice of Scoping for Construction of Student Recreation Center
3. Notice of Scoping for Construction of Student Recreation Center
Municipality where proposed project might be located: Mansfield
Address of Possible Project Location: Hillside Road on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus, Mansfield, Connecticut
Project Description: UConn proposes to construct a new 200,000 square foot Student Recreation Center at the current location of the Connecticut Commons student housing on Hillside and Whitney Roads within the Main UConn Campus. The 2015 Campus Master Plan identified a need for special use facilities to support current and projected needs at the University. The proposed action, construction of the Student Recreation Center, will provide special use facilities towards meeting that need. Demolition of the existing student housing at Connecticut Commons, planned in 2016, will be required prior to implementation of the proposed action. The loss of student housing at Connecticut Commons (435 beds) will be more than offset by the opening of the Next Generation Connecticut Hall (referred to as the STEM Residence Hall during planning and design, 725 beds) currently under construction and scheduled for student occupancy in the fall of 2016. This will result in a net increase of 290 beds on campus in 2016. New construction associated with this project will incorporate best practices of sustainability with a minimum goal of LEED Gold certified.
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: March 3, 2016
There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:
DATE: February 18, 2016
TIME: 7:00 p.m. (Doors will be open at 6:30 pm )
PLACE: Room 146 of the Merlin D. Bishop Center; One Bishop Circle; Storrs, CT
NOTES:Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Paul Ferri, Environmental Compliance Professional |
| Agency: | University of Connecticut, Office of Environmental Policy |
| Address: | 31 LeDoyt Road, U-Box 3055, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3055 |
| Fax: | (860) 486-5477 |
| E-Mail: | paul.ferri@uconn.edu |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Paul Ferri, Environmental Compliance Professional |
| Agency: | University of Connecticut, Office of Environmental Policy |
| Address: | 31 LeDoyt Road, U-Box 3055, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3055 |
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| E-Mail: | paul.ferri@uconn.edu |