Focusing on the Future

River Walk Proposal

Economic Development Commission chairman Tom Giard said that in May the state approved the commission's application to designate an eight-mile stretch along the river from Griswold to Norwich as a Greenway. A plan to turn property along the Quinebaug River into a river walk has found major support from the town and the state.  A greenway is open space that protects natural resources, provides access to the outdoors and provides opportunities for recreation and may include a waterway or traditional trail routes

(read Norwich Bulletin Article)

 

UCFS Future Home
Griswold Medical Center
226 East Main Street

The United Community and Family Services' Medical Center

UCFS received approval from the Griswold Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Conservation  Commission  to proceed with its plans for the future facility at 226 E. Main St. (read Norwich Bulletin Article). It has also received approval by the Griswold Planning and Zoning Commission.

Route 164 Development Would House Residents, Retail

A Farmington-based development firm is planning an ambitious 61.27-acre "self-sustaining community," the first of its kind in the United States, on property adjacent to River Ridge Golf Course in Griswold.

Heritage River Village would house more than 600 residents in rental apartments and condominiums, including adults in need of assisted living or memory loss care, along with 42,000 square feet of commercial space, according to developers.

The project website, www.heritagerivervillage.com, cites the "lack of existing housing and services within the broad regional market" as a motivation for siting the project in Griswold.

Windham Solar, LLC has be granted approval by the Connecticut Siting Council to construct, operate, and maintain three 2.o Megawatt and one 1.0 Megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Electric Generating Facilities located at 1219 Voluntown Road which is the parcel at the corner of Route 201 and Route 138 and 1240 Voluntown Road, the former Chinigo property which is the 38 acre parcel that abuts Latham Drive.

The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Inland Wetlands Commission have reviewed the proposal and submitted their recommendations to the Connecticut Siting Council.  Construction will begin in the spring.