Developers of a proposed “assisted housing” project in Cheshire have not yet convinced Planning and Zoning Commissioners that their safety concerns have been adequately addressed.
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Despite Objections, Vessel Technologies Project Passes PZC- The Cheshire Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Monday, May 8, to approve Vessel Technologies’s plans to construct a 70-unit apartment building at 146 Realty Drive along Highland Avenue.The plans call for four two-bedroom units, with the rest.
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Back in the late 1980s, a state representative from New London and a local lobbyist were integral in the creation of a state law that has since shaped the development of affordable housing in Connecti.
Jim and Nancy Vandergrift, he a retired businessman and she a retired teacher, were looking to downsize from a three-story condo in Rocky Hill a few years ago.
“We looked at a lot of places,” said Nan.
Jim and Nancy Vandergrift, he a retired businessman and she a retired teacher, were looking to downsize from a three-story condo in Rocky Hill a few years ago.
“We looked at a lot of places,” said Nancy.
The apartment complex they “really wanted” was Griswold Hills in Newington. They cited the “great feel” of community as well as the semi-rural setting and quality of construction.
“It’s very solidly built,” said Jim.
So they got on the waiting list for a couple of years, moved in a year ago and are happy they did.
This and many other set-aside developments in Connecticut were aided by a state law well known by developers, housing advocates and town officials as “8-30g.”
New London County, like so many residents within its borders, is stuck.
The 665-square-mile swath of land, moored by the insulated splendor of Long Island Sound and rising up on the shores of industr.