Reps. Foncello & Bolinsky: State Public Hearing Scheduled for 6 Commerce Road in Newtown
HARTFORD- State Representatives Martin Foncello and Mitch Bolinsky are announcing the date of an upcoming, locally important public hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Government Oversight. The hearing is confirmed for Monday, May 5th, 2025. At this time, the full Committee Agenda and hearing room location have not been determined, but will be, and made public through Committee’s CGA Website, as required by House and Senate rules.
The subject legislation, Senate Bill 673, AN ACT CHANGING THE AUTHORIZED USE OF LAND PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY THE STATE TO THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN would initiate and document a pending, proposed change to the current deed-use restriction pertaining to the town-owned property at 6/8 Commerce Road in Newtown, Connecticut, from one of “Economic Development” to a deed restriction designation for use of said parcel at 6/8 Commerce Drive for “Open Space and Recreational” purposes, as officially requested by the Town of Newtown, on November 1, 2024, of its State Legislative Delegation.
Rep. Foncello said, “Having this parcel available as open space will be a fitting use considering the proximity to an animal sanctuary and the aquifer protection area where it is located. I co-introduced this deed-restriction change for the property at the request of local officials.”
The House delegation-mates concluded with an acknowledgement of process-oriented expectations about the upcoming public hearing, and the subsequent process for passage of this proposed deed-restriction-revision.
- Hearing is confirmed on Monday May 5, 2025, at 2:00pm in-person at the Legislative Office Building, and by remote participation, using the CGA’s Zoom platform and via Zoom.
- At this time, the full Committee Agenda and hearing room location have not been determined, but will be, and made public through Committee’s CGA Website and other communication means, as time allows, as required by House and Senate rules.
- Speakers are requested to register and electronically-submit testimony before 2:00pm on Sunday, May 4. Testimony links will not become active until the hearing agenda is posted.
- Submissions of testimony by those not wishing to speak are also requested by 2:00pm on Sunday, May 4. As above, testimony links will not become active until the hearing agenda is posted.
- Interested parties may, click here, to confirm agenda posting, register and submit testimony.
- The hearing may also be viewed, without registration or submissions, on YouTube, click here, on May 5, at 2:00pm.
- Finally, this matter is not expected to draw notable opposition and, is expected to advance to passage, most likely as a section of a larger conveyance bill. There will be no votes taken at this subject matter public hearing.