Council sends $511 million school rebuild to November voters

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  The Enfield Town Council voted unanimously to approve a $511 million school project, supported by an $89 million town share. Voters will have final say in November.  The Town Council voted Wednesday unanimously to send a $511 million plan to Enfield voters to rebuild the town's elementary school system. The town's cost is $89 million, and that's what voters will be asked to approve in November. The plan builds four new PK-5 schools on the sites of Hazardville Memorial, Prudence Crandall, Edgar H. Parkman and Henry Barnard, and converts Eli Whitney into a new home for Eagle Academy. Work runs in two phases. The entire project will take seven to eight years. Mayor Gina Cekala said Enfield doesn't have much choice. "$89 million is a lot of money. It sounds like a lot of money. It is a lot of money," she said. But she put the town's share in proportion. Of the $511 million, "Enfield is going to be responsible for a maximum of 17% of this project."...
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Amazon Buys Bacon Road Site for $20 Million

 

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Amazon has purchased a Bacon Road site in Enfield approved for warehouse development, for $20 million, according to a town official. Public records confirm the sale.

The transaction took place on April 23. Lauren Whitten, Enfield’s director of planning, informed the Planning and Zoning Commission of the sale of 35 Bacon Rd., at its regular meeting on April 24.

"As far as we know, things are going to progress as they were approved," Whitten told commissioners during the meeting. (See PZC YouTube April 24 at approximately 2:58)

But it is not definitively clear how much land Amazon has acquired. Public records show “two parcels,” but do not specify whether the purchase covers the full 181-acre development area. Amazon and Winstanley Enterprises were not immediately available for comment.

The site is where Winstanley Enterprises had proposed an 819,000-square-foot distribution warehouse. Amazon purchased the land from WE Enfield Industrial LLC, a Winstanley affiliate, according to public records. Winstanley lists Amazon as a client on its website and has collaborated with the company on other projects.

The warehouse project was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission in March 2022.

Amazon's specific plans for the property remain unknown. Amazon typically builds fulfillment centers, or warehouses. It also creates sortation centers where package orders are sorted for delivery, and fresh warehouses or distribution sites for groceries, among other uses.



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